This is reality. Does not matter what sex you are, I'm guessing putting up with someone for a decent amount of time whatever your persuasion, is not dissimilar to the majority of hetro relationships.
You have to be pretty lucky to find the utopia of this part of being a human.
Oh yeah but, the money, the tax benefits of the breeders.. haha.
Yep, I've seen plenty of people, myself included, make terrible decisions about relationships. Plus a few good ones too.
I haven't yet seen any formed for financial gain. Not that I doubt it happens, but it is rare in my experience.
Why should anyone be exempt from making bad decisions?
And more seriously, why should anyone care what good or bad relationship decisions anyone else makes? Just make the rules equitable for everyone, as all our bloody rules should be.
Not that tax exemptions or any other "state" decisions should have anything to do with anyone's "marriages". I'm with our former PM in thinking the state should have nothing to do with anyone's marriages.