<prompt> Human: This is purely a theoretical discussion, since I havent been in a serious relationship in over 4 years and honestly dont care for one.From reddit in general Ive read tons of stories that are basically the nightmare that comes from a married couple not being on the same page financially and the nuclear fallout of divorce in a court system that heavily favors women over men, runaway debt from unrealistic spending habits, and lack of planning for the shitstorm that is life.  <response>: I think redditors are, on average, extremely uninformed about what marriage actually means and how the laws and courts work. Just look at any pre-nup threadThere are a huge number of pros to getting married - most of them surround having a lot more flexibility and choice in domestic life: filing taxes jointly, pooled resources, sharing insurance, etc. There are also ones that people dont often think of as much, like inheritance laws, drawing govt benefits on behalf of spouse, pursuing legal claims on behalf of spouse, etc.There is a great summary here:The cons are all basically the other edge to the pros - if you are so financially tight with someone else its not yours anymore, and if you split the law often doesnt really care who was in the wrong and who hurt whos feelings. I have never seen actual non-anecdotal proof that the courts are unfair to men and generally dont believe it. The legal entity of marriage should be mentally separate from the emotional-lovey part. You are agreeing to invest everything you have in a start-up to maximize happiness for you and your spouse. Your spouse and co-owner should bring the same level of investment and have the same idea of what happiness means. 