On 10/3/2017 8:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2017 17:01:36 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 8:53:23 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> Marriage has nothing to do with it. The 50s are over. Lots of people
>>> see marriage as a useless piece of paper. An unnecessary government
>>> (let alone church) approval of your relationship.
>>
>> Marriage is a useful, perhaps vital, institution if one is raising kids. It might not be relevant in a society that no longer cares about raising kids. Not having kids is trending these days. As a matter of fact, so is not being able to have kids. It looks like nature is saying "screw it" to the human race.
>
> Lots of children are being raised just fine by unmarried parents and
> lots of other children are being raised badly by parents who are
> married. You hail from the 50s.
>

You can find all types these days. When you say unmarried raising
children well, it may be both parents living as a family compared to the
woman with 6 kids by 6 fathers.

Marriage is a commitment and if it does not work out, there are many
potential legal problems getting out of it. Though I've been happily
married over 50 years, it is not for everyone. As an adult with assets
I'd probably not marry and get tangled up with anyone. Unless she is a
billionaire, of course.