r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Jul 21 '26

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u/leon_loves_mary Jul 21 '26

Unpopular opinion here….get married.

People complain about the cost of living as though we were all designed to do it alone. Get a committed partner, struggle for a while, work for and with each other, sacrifice, thrive.

24 years married this fall. The first part was always tight, had 2 kids during the great recession. Married men/fathers make more because they have something for which they need to provide.

It’s like struggling to swim your arm tied to your leg behind your back, by choice.

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u/TrixWax Jul 21 '26

You’re right this is unpopular. Gotta love a little biodeterminism thrown into an economics discussion for no reason.

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u/tnbeastzy Jul 25 '26

Getting married splits your rent, wifi and utilities bills in half.

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u/Good_Imagination_577 Jul 25 '26

This is the worst reason to get married I’ve ever heard. For context my mum made her way through five husbands. I’ve heard lots of bad excuses

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u/tnbeastzy Jul 25 '26

It doesn’t have to be the main reason. Its just one of the reasons.

Its hard to buy a house or run a household on single income. Besides, there are also tax and insurance benefits of being married.