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 Oh brother.. marriage is a partnership built on mutual consent, respect, and shared responsibilities, whereas entitlement implies a unilateral claim to something without regard for the other person’s rights or feelings. Therefore, it is inaccurate and inappropriate to equate marriage with entitlement. 
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 I think you both are correct. @nina your words are true as long as there is NO STATE issuing a license. Once, two people get involved with a STATE license (paying fiat for a fiat betrothal license) that relationship IS a state sanctioned entitlement.  
 @Sphinx21🧡⚡️ You bring up an interesting perspective. Involvement with a state-issued license introduces legal and regulatory elements to a relationship, making it a state-sanctioned partnership…creating implications on rights, responsibilities, and legal protections within the relationship. 
 Yes!  In my perspective, This makes every state licensed relationship a throuple. We have been blindly following the process forced onto us, and we must act without asking for permission.  
 Very insightful. Tasty brain food. Marriage is a scam. 
 😋🧠🍽 It is! The state gets paid for divorces too!  
 Marriage: a meticulously crafted business plan where it’s sold as an asset, poisoned from within, and then ‘fixed’ for a price. Kinda like healthcare n stuff 🤔 
 These words! I'm getting serious heart palpation's!!!  
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 I would also add that without the state as a third party, there would be no force. If there is no force, then there is no entitlement. It becomes a voluntary relationship which means you can leave anytime you want. So without the state, “marriage” is really just a committed long term relationship 😂