Some couples even create a totally new name.

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Coontz notes some couples even choose not to marry in order to reassure adult children that they'll get their inheritances.

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And they might even encourage some couples to have more children.

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The Supreme Court will render such action moot if it strikes down DOMA. And if that happens, many same-sex couples will celebrate, even if it means that some will pay higher taxes.

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