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Original poster

To think marriage is less about romance now and more about financial security?

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PlainMintReader · 09/08/2025 10:07

People dress it up as “true love” but underneath it all, isn’t marriage today mostly about stability, mortgages, and financial safety nets?

OP posts:
Thulpelly · 09/08/2025 10:23

It’s always been about that.

fabricstash · 09/08/2025 10:21

It was always about financial stability to some extent, especially if you planned to have children

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PlainMintReader · 09/08/2025 10:18

Ecrire · 09/08/2025 10:13

Hi 3 random words AI user bot!

Get a grip, it’s literally a Mumsnet auto-generated username.

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Swiftie1878 · 09/08/2025 10:16

AI urgggh.

Ecrire · 09/08/2025 10:13

Hi 3 random words AI user bot!