[E. Pluribus Unum]

Boycott civil marriage.

Get married in the Church and dispense with the government paperwork.

As a bonus, you get to bypass the marriage penalty.

[thorvaldr]

“Boycott civil marriage.”

Your masters are way ahead of you. To be legally (common law) married you only have to live with a woman for 4 years or refer to her as your “wife” in front of witnesses.

[Scrambler Bob]

Boycott civil marriage.
Get married in the Church and dispense with the government paperwork.

As a bonus, you get to bypass the marriage penalty. —

I have been pondering this approach, myself. Could I ‘divorce’ my wife (in terms of govt. marriage), if there is a health/finance/etc. benefit?

Remain in “Holy Matrimony” in God’s eyes.

But this is really hard to ‘codify’. Society and culture would be confused. Christians would be tempted to ‘judge’. Participants could be tempted to ‘stray’.

[Army Air Corps]

Bingo.