Re: Why do people still get married?

On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:54:19 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:


>I and my ex were good friends with a couple who never married, until she 
>retired from a phone company. Then they got married so her husband could 
>get the vested benefits if she died, after 25 years of employment, she 
>wasn't going to let that slip away. They're living on a beach in Mexico, 
>last I heard.

Living on the beach in Mexico will do her in before her time.  It gets
cold at night, and the sleeping bags get damp.

Les