Kim A. Calvert The Washington Post

After decades of being single, I'm thinking of getting married. It's not because I finally found true love, or because I want to wear a white dress (again) or because I fantasize about domestic bliss. It's because I'm tired of being shut out from the perks and benefits that marriage provides.

After decades of being single, I'm thinking of getting married. It's not because I finally found true love, or because I want to wear a white dress (again) or because I fantasize about domestic bliss. It's because I'm tired of being shut out from the perks and benefits that marriage provides.