Bind two lives legally and financially. Pooling assets, next-of-kin rights, hospital access, inheritance — the state must recognise the pair.
This is a need. Something a person cannot ignore. Non-negotiable, usually urgent, and the most reliable foundation for a business. It is felt by the household, once in a lifetime, and rates 4 out of 5 for the pressure it exerts.
It comes from Belonging and Uncertainty meeting the demands of Household formation. The constants never change; the phase decides which of them presses hardest.
The market has answered it in 2 ways: Marriage and Cohabitation agreement
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Relieved by
Every one of these is a business, an institution or a habit built on this single pressure.