Joe Francis gets married….well, sort of

Joe Francis, you know the guy who is responsible for all of those inappropriate “Girls Gone Wild” videos, got married….kind of.
Francis who recently got out of jail and who has lately been involved in a pretty contentious law suit with the owner of a famous Las Vegas casino, got “married” via a civil ceremony to Christina McLarty.
Because this was a civil ceremony and in Mexico no less, it doesn’t appear to have any legal standing, therefore, if Francis wants to cut and run once he gets tired of being with Ms. Mclarty, he can get out without any legal ramifications.
I wonder what people are thinking when they agree to do this. It’s akin to someone saying to you, “I kinda want to marry you but not really so let’s pretend that we are.”
It seems likes it’s a way for a guy to have their cake and eat it to. Not legally getting married also helps guys protect their assets, which I understand. However, even still, I would be insulted if a guy suggested that we have a civil ceremony but I guess, to each its own.