What is the purpose of marriage?

Answer 1

The reasons people marry vary widely, but usually include one or more of the following: the public declaration of love; the formation of a family unit; legitimizing sexual relations and procreation; legal, social and economic stability; and the education and nurturing of children.

Answer 2

It is for religious and legal reasons. Also for many people it gives a sense of belonging, security knowing that your spouse will be there for you...always(ideally so anyway). In a good marriage people share things, the ups and downs of life. Whether there are joys or tears, children or not, friends or not, this person will always be there to go through life with. I think it is so sad that after many couples say their vows their "friendship" dissolves. Too much time and money is spent on the special "day" and not nearly enough time, money, energy put into keeping the marriage vibrant.

Answer 3

I would love to be married.... to the right person that is. I don't think I'd feel like we had really dedicated ourselves to each other without making some kind of heartfelt vows.

Just about everything you do has an ending or a completion. Like going to school year after year, and finally you graduate and feel really satisfied. With or without the diploma and ceremony, you still have learned the same things, but it feels complete when you DO have that ceremony & diploma.

Marriage can also protect you legally. I'd hate to see what would happen if it were extra easy for people to just walk away from their partner and/or children.

Answer 4

"The dread of loneliness is great than the fear of bondage, so we get married."
--Cyril Connolly (1903-1974)
Now that quote is so very pessimistic, but many "Eeyore"-type personalities just settle for so much less than the best for their lives.

In my opinion, the purpose of marriage is to develop a trusting commitment to another person. We look for a partner with whom we can have a loving unity. We are seldom content with brief pleasures. We want to merge our lives with the lives of others. We look for the kind of relationship that will never leave us feeling alone again.

Sex is part of that, which is why we become obsessed with it. But try to separate sex from deeply committed love, and you end up with an act that only apes what sex is meant to be.

Sex is serious. It is an act in a category all its own. There is nothing really like it. If you want to understand it, you have to understand love, which is also both simple and extraordinarily complex. Love is an art. Creating good art requires a combination of disciplined care and spontaneous creativity. And so does sex. Those who want to dabble won't become great artists. They will miss the fullness of sex within marriage.

Answer 5

I think the Christian view of marriage is as a relationship, a union, so intimate and real that "the two become one flesh." As persons husband and wife are of equal value. In truth, they are one. They see the primary purpose of this union to be to glorify God by demonstrating his love to the world. Other purposes of marriage include intimate companionship, rearing children and mutual support for both husband and wife to fulfill their life callings. A bit more than "provide companionship."

Answer 6

The purpose of marriage is twofold. The first is to protect women by making sure that the man doesnt just leave after sex, i.e. impregnate her and leave her, literally, screwed.
The second is to provide a stable environment for kids to grow up in.

Answer 7

marriage is a beautiful feeling of life. the main purpose of marriage is to live together forever with the childrens also.

Answer 8

Tax break and someone to wash your underwear? Seriously though, it's a comfort thing. You're supposed to marry someone you love deeply and want to spend the rest of your life with. You want to be able to trust and depend on them with anything. It's also claiming someone and taking them off the market. Marriage is a big deal and hard to handle because things get rocky, but when you think about the times your significant other made you happy and angry, took care of you and you them, maybe even had kids, then you'll see that all the hard work pays off. its easier in the end to settle down with someone you love and start a family versus being a bachelor or bacheorette your whole life then realizing how alone you are.

Answer 9

Well this is more of an opinion, but I think that the purpose of marriage is not only to form a bond with someone, a family unit, for finical stability, companionship, to declare ones love for their special someone, but also I think that it is a test to stay committed, interested and willing to do all that you should for the benefit for that person and the family unit. To be able to show devotion and commitment in the most compelling way, that show that one is able to give themselves whole heartedly not because they know that something is in it for them, but because they want to. That’s why.

Answer 10

I guess even if something happens between each-other, they will look after each other. What I am trying to say is that this is just a tradition. In the old days, people used to get merried without knowing each other. So that way thay had to make an agreement so that they can look after each other to the dath. This was a big thing in every religion.

Most of the time, women got married without know because her father wanted her to get married to someone who was rich or something like that.
I guess this is why?

Answer 11

It was created by religions as a way of enforcing monogamy for life, just like no sex before marriage. The whole point is sex is considered evil and you have to stay with this person you said you would stay with in a church.
Nowadays it's supposed to be a sign of commitment, but when almost nobody is a virgin when they marry, all they lose is money, and it's just as easy to divorce, it's really pointless. If anything, not getting married will save you some money.
You can write anybody into your will for post-mortem rights.