Cohabitation pension can be called boarding to some extent. Nowadays, there are not a few people who adopt this way of providing for the aged. One of my male relatives is over 80 years old this year. His wife died three or four years ago. Some time ago, he met an aunt in her sixties and lived together. His children acquiesced, and we, as his relatives, also recognized his practice. Why? First, my relative has cerebral thrombosis. Although I can take care of myself, my family is afraid of recurrence. If there is no one to take care of at home, the consequences will be unimaginable; Second, my relative never did housework when he was young, and he basically cooked with his original wife. After his wife died, his food problem became a problem. Third, he has a pension of more than 3000 yuan. It's not much, but it's enough for him to live a lifetime. Therefore, based on the above points, his children also recognize his practice. As his relatives, we also feel that this practice is not bad, and we are relieved to have personal care.
From my understanding and contact, this kind of cohabitation or partnership pension is mainly aimed at men. Generally, the man has a pension, his wife dies or divorces, and he needs someone to take care of him when he is old. Children go to work and have no time. Many old people don't like to disturb their children. In this case, many elderly people find a partner to live with, including cooking, cleaning, walking with the elderly and so on. Like an old couple, but not officially married. However, this kind of boarding is generally not free, some for the woman 1500 yuan, some for 2000 yuan, and so on, depending on the actual situation of the elderly.
This kind of cohabitation or partnership pension generally does not go through the formalities of formal marriage certificate, which is mainly voluntary. As for why we don't go through the marriage formalities, there are two main points: First, the children are closed. Although children recognize the old people's pension or lifestyle, many children oppose marriage. This is mainly because I can't accept it emotionally for a while. At this age, I'm afraid of social gossip, and I'll say a stepmother to myself. Besides, some of my relatives died not long ago, and it is definitely unacceptable for the elderly to get married. The second is the property issue. This kind of old people generally have property such as houses and proper deposits. Married, once divorced, the other party has the right to divide the property. But after marriage, they don't know how long they will live. The above two reasons lead to the existence of this kind of cohabitation or partnership pension. On the other hand, it can also be said that two people can't live together without a marriage certificate. There are no messy disputes. There are still many such cases.
In short, cohabitation or partnership pension is still widespread, as long as it exists, it means there is demand. Dear netizens, is what I said above reasonable?