What is the purpose of marriage? I understand the Bible says that God's design is one man, one woman, until death do them part but what is the purpose of marriage? Could it be to create an environment in which to bring up children; to train children to live within the rules of society; to demonstrate how parents are to act towards each other?
According to an article by The Associated Press a woman around the age of 25 or so has a 50/50 chance of being divorced and a single mother by the age of 45. Other studies say she has a 50/50 chance of being a single mother, with 2 or 3 children by the age of 27 and 31 years. With those odds what is the purpose of marriage?
Two people living together instead of committing to a marriage are two people who do not love or like each other enough to give it a try. They each know that any day the other may leave. It is sad to live with someone who does not love you enough to want to stay.
Living together is an attempt to avoid alimony but then there is palimony. By the laws of the United States there is such thing as a Common Law Marriage that is equally as entrapping as a marriage with a ceremony.
The question really is "What purpose do you see in marrying?" A second question is "Why is the government involved in that decision?"
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