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I don't understand why someone would get married right before their new spouse is about to be deployed to a combat zone.

Given they'll be gone a long time and the increased chances they'll come back missing parts or a Different Person (like Frodo after that little Ring adventure).

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If you're dating and you die in combat, your girlfriend gets nothing. If you're married and you die, your wife gets $550k, assuming you've filled out the right paperwork. For a lot of people that's a good incentive.

Hmmm, $550k vs a lifetime of seeing your S.O. only a few months a year and a high prob they could be killed anytime thanks to Endless War.

I'm in the It's-Not-For-Everybody category.

People take a lot of risks that don't necessarily make pure logical sense when it comes to relationships.

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