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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
Well Islam has a very different definition of "Marriage" than modern governments. You could get married for one week if you want to.

The goal of Islam banning cohabitation between non-married couples is protection for women and children. It prevents arrangements that are a marriage in everything except legal rights for the family. Same as the Canadian "Common Law Marriage" that forces cohabitators under certain conditions to be married under the law.

Something it sounds like Ms Rodriguez desperately needs.

It's and old solution to a persistent problem.
gpt
Thank you! Someone is recognising the legal need for marriage here!

Ronaldo is so rich and she has no legal protections for herself and maybe not even the kids she has with him too.

There's also prenup! If they got married, they would've been able to get a prenup sorted out and she could have her own stipulations and her own protections through it.

If this guy wanted to ruin her, he could and so easily because he's so wealthy. If he decides to break up with her tomorrow, she has no choice but to move out and that's that. If he didn't want to help her move out physically or financially, he wouldn't have to at all, and she'd likely struggle because she's not worth millions like Ronaldo is. He could leave her with nothing but the clothes on her back and that would be his right because there'd be nothing to disallow him from doing that. 

And for the kids they have together, would they be entitled to any support from their dad afterwards? Or is it a situation where he only has to provide bare minimum financial support? I don't even know. 

They're not married and there's no prenup so she would have no recourse whatsoever. It's a risky situation for both her and the kids. 

I can't believe she's gone and done this. I'm honestly horrified. This situation, being unmarried to a wealthy footballer and popping out children, only works till it doesn't.