It’s the hardest thing most of us will ever do and thus the ultimate puzzle. It’s possible, that since human marriage is a reflection of divine marriage, that subjecting ourselves to its fire and learning to navigate wedlock helps estranged divinity itself unite, thus ameliorating what could be the fundamental existential problem. Beyond that, marriage could be said to be the process of alchemical transmutation. the fire and pressure of longterm commitment being the chamber in which base humanity is transformed into something nobler. Finally, marriage and the household as the bedrock unit of social order. Lots of data showing children from two-parent households have better educational outcomes, lower rates of addiction and arrest, all of which place massive strain of social systems individually and in the aggregate. So, stable married household as a meaningful way to contribute to a stable prosperous society.

It is a beautiful thing to state your feelings of commitment to one another in front of ones family and friends.... the rest of it can go bugger off.

You get to have a permanent threesome since the state is now involved in your relationship

I think marriage is a necessary institution for us as humans. It's not just a social contract, but a path towards spiritual growth. It's a way to progress on the path of self-realization and ultimately achieve liberation (Moksha, *something that I learnt being a Hindu by birth).

In Hinduism, a man is considered incomplete without a wife, and a wife complements him in his journey towards Dharma, Artha (wealth), Kama (desire), and Moksha (the liberation from the bondage of life and death).

It is up to the vision of marriage, I explain myself:

to lost all your money ;-)

Best argument: It's lindy

The family unit establishes a foundation for the future of humanity, enabling you to contribute to a thriving legacy for generations yet to come, even if you may not witness the outcome firsthand. Simple

Stability

Bitcoin is the hardest money; marriage is the hardest bind.

Go for hard, I guess...?

you will never get bored

the bachelor party

Tax deduction! Ahah

Amazing

Marriage is the ultimate long-term skin-in-the-game contract. It’s two people voluntarily choosing to build something bigger than themselves—family, legacy, stability. In a world obsessed with optionality and exit strategies, marriage is a radical commitment to growth, forgiveness, and shared purpose. It’s not about perfection—it’s about choosing each other, over and over, through the chaos of life.

Your SO.

If you disagree, there's your answer.

I think marriage is just a step to the kids, so if you don’t plan to have them maybe current „partnership“ is just as good as marriage.

Only makes sense if you emigrate to a country that requires a visa and want to bring your girlfriend with you. Or maybe if you both expect a baby and want it to be properly documented. Otherwise, just a useless bureaucracy.