it's funny because most people actually think that way

if you lease a car they tell you things like "you don't really own it you're just throwing money away by paying a bank that owns your car"

yeah i'm throwing money away by always having a new car with free warranty and service and you own a rusted out piece of garbage with AC that doesn't work, a moonroof that leaks and bubbles in tint that looks blue but at least its yours even though you will never be able to sell it

same exact argument applies to fucking hookers versus being married - you too can have your very own "wife" that is fat, ugly and infertile where all it does is complain while bringing absolutely nothing to the table

because ordering take out food, hiring a cleaning lady and fucking hookers is somehow - what ? what is the argument against it exactly ? you could probably just make the cleaning lady cook and then fuck her too but even the worst case scenario where you have to pay for those 3 things separately beats having a wife any day.

a wife offers NOTHING.