Laravel relationships to tables.

Quite new to Laravel and learning it now for work and just wonder, why do you have to use relationships, when you can simply use?

$n = Name::find(2) $a = Address::where('name_id', '=', $n['id'])->get()

Instead of forming a relationship in the controller and:

$n = Name::find(2) $n->address

Is it to less complicated somehow or is it just to reduce code or what?.

Any help appreciated and thanks in advance.

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