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Okay but why would he want to marry her? Maybe she has a trust fund or disability benefits he wants to mooch off.

Julie's right though, marriage is a contract a financial commitment. If you don't have much money there's no point in getting the government involved in your lifelong partnership. You can have a wedding and all that if you want for cultural reasons, but if you're submitting that paperwork to the government it's just a waste if you're poor. Hell, im middle class and we still aren't getting married because our taxes would go up, so yeah i dont need a government contract telling me i have to stay with my partner or something.

How does nobody get this? The commenter isn’t saying “proposing without jewlery is wild” she’s saying “two people so broke they are making commitments to each other when they can’t even afford to spend some money on a simple tradition that’s been around for generations.” It’s the not being able to afford it part she is referring to not the jewelry itself

Edit: obviously yall are idiots and someone else can explain it better than me if they want