JeanieS: I Back Domestic-Partners Law

JeanieS: I support (the domestic-partners law) — it also includes couples that are over 65. I think it should also cover couples who have been together for a certain length of time regardless of age. Case in point: Me, younger than 65, together with significant other for 23 years with bills to back me. Ok, we could get married, but then I would inherit all the bad things too. What if he has a stroke and ends up in a nursing home? Would I have to cover it with MY funds?

Question: Since HBO never hesitates to enter a mine field, I have to ask a question that intrigues me: Why are an increasing number of people choosing to live together rather than get married?