What is the point of marriage unless the couple decides to have children or adopt children?
2006-09-19 08:28:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
A couple can marry even if they don't want children if they want to make a lifelong committment to each other in front of God and/or their friends and family. Marriage isn't for everyone though and every couple should decide this for themselves. Some people feel that it makes their relationship more legitimate or more acceptable to society. People marry for many reasons and others never marry and stay together forever. It's a choice the couple needs to make for themselves.
2006-09-19 08:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe marriage is a bond between two people with or without the decision of having children, be it adopted or not. Well, it's true that having kids may be a part of the whole "getting married" scenario but it should never be the main impulse on tying the knot. :)
2006-09-19 08:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by alexie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not!
What about infertile couples who prefer not to adopt? Or those wise enough to realize that they are not temperamentally suited to raising children? Or lonely older couples beyond child-bearing years?
The point of marriage is companionship, love and commitment. Procreation need not enter the picture.
2006-09-19 08:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by m.allen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called companionship and completion. Some people do not feel whole without their spouse and why should they be limited to being single if they did not OR could not have children?
We should not judge people who want to get married any more than we should critize people that don't. It is a personal preference and should stay that way.
2006-09-19 08:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by bootsjeansnpearls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marriage is a union, partnership for a couple that are committed to eachother and want to build a future together
kids may or may not be part of the deal, either way, you can have kids and not be married or you can be married and not have kids.
2006-09-19 08:33:05 · answer #5 · answered by okiedokey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant say that I really agree with that. Marriage has been thought to be the only way someone should have kids... blah..blah..blah. Your a sinner if you dont wait till your married..blah blah blah. If you want to get married but dont want kids, THEN DONT HAVE KIDS. There is no rule or law or anything that says when you get married you have to do this..........If you feel that way then thats BS.
2006-09-19 08:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by c_69_2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are more benefits in getting married than just being together. If something happens to your partner and you are not married you won't be taken care of. If they get ill you have no right to make a decision on their behalf on care. If you don't get benefits at work and you are not married your partner cannot cover you. So, if you plan to be life partners with someone it's more beneficial to be married.
2006-09-19 08:39:03 · answer #7 · answered by Coco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People get married because they love eachother and have found the one person they want to spend the rest of their lives with. Any way thats why I did it.
2006-09-19 08:35:35 · answer #8 · answered by babygirl_k2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think marriage is pointless now a days and now it shouldn't be a must have to have kids.
There should be tighter laws to get married though. If the courts don't want to be filled with tons and tons of people getting divorced and arguing over their kids..then they should make it harder to get married.
No one ever tells you how to make a mariage work.
2006-09-19 08:32:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the bond between the two people, but I do know of some people who don't plan to have kids together but do it for tax purposes.
2006-09-19 08:31:37 · answer #10 · answered by drunken monkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋