Again, I ask: Why do people WANT to get married? What benefit is there to doing this act?

1. The tax breaks are miniscule when you compare the cost of not getting married/divorced.
2. I'm not married and my partner gets full health benefits. Most F500 corps offer this within their benefits packages.
3. Easily attainable without a marriage. In both cases you must consult the same attorneys.
4. The relationship itself is affirmation of the relationship. Why does this have to have a ceremony associated with it, government supervision, etc?
5. This is a reason? Who says a married couple is any more capable of parenthood than a nonmarried couple? Why the discrimination?
6. Again, something that certainly needs to change. The act of marriage in and of itself is no guarantee that a citizen will join the new society.
7. Now we come down to it: you just want to be part of the silly traditions.