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Quote from: Bar Wench on November 21, 2008, 11:25:02 AMWe got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.Same here, buying the engagement ring was a bit like putting a deposit down. 2010 seems like a good year for us to finally tie the knot, but as you say, there's no pressure.
We got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.
Quote from: Snoopy on November 21, 2008, 11:29:20 AMQuote from: Bar Wench on November 21, 2008, 11:25:02 AMMr Wench and I have lived together since before we were together. We got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.Actually the way the tax regime is set up you would do better not to marry ~ particularly if you hope to have children. Married couples are penalised all ways via the tax system. Legally, nowadays, you have little to gain from marriage as long as you both make a will leaving any assets to one another.TBH my main concern is that if something happened to Mr Wench medically, legally MILFH would be the next of kin. She would then be the one making decisions and would be able to ban me from the hospital.
Quote from: Bar Wench on November 21, 2008, 11:25:02 AMMr Wench and I have lived together since before we were together. We got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.Actually the way the tax regime is set up you would do better not to marry ~ particularly if you hope to have children. Married couples are penalised all ways via the tax system. Legally, nowadays, you have little to gain from marriage as long as you both make a will leaving any assets to one another.
Mr Wench and I have lived together since before we were together. We got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.
Quote from: Bar Wench on November 21, 2008, 11:31:47 AMQuote from: Snoopy on November 21, 2008, 11:29:20 AMQuote from: Bar Wench on November 21, 2008, 11:25:02 AMMr Wench and I have lived together since before we were together. We got engaged because I sort of wanted to know he was serious, seeing as we had just rather drifted along for three/four years without much of a plan. We will probably get married at some point just to make it easier legally and finanancially not for the wedding which seems to have been the case with a lot of our friends.Actually the way the tax regime is set up you would do better not to marry ~ particularly if you hope to have children. Married couples are penalised all ways via the tax system. Legally, nowadays, you have little to gain from marriage as long as you both make a will leaving any assets to one another.TBH my main concern is that if something happened to Mr Wench medically, legally MILFH would be the next of kin. She would then be the one making decisions and would be able to ban me from the hospital.NO! He can name you as his next of kin on admission to hospital ~ if you fear that he would be incapable of so doing, in an emergency like, then get thee to a solicitor (Commissioner for Oaths) and get a piece of paper sworn by Mr Wench stating that you are his next of kin. Simple really.
ANd make sure he takes out life insurance too Or take it out on him, on the quiet
Seriously ~ marriage plus children will cost you £thousands in taxes, loss of allowances etc. There is no gain to be had from marriage as far as HM Government is concerned.
