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It is widely agreed that the origin of marriage dates well before recorded history, but the earliest recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C. in the Far East.
The history of marriage | Ince & Co..
Marriage is useful for several things and obnoxious for others.
For
It can be tax deductible.
There are many other legal and financial benefits
It requires dedication.
Certain groups will accept the children of married couples easier than those of non married.
Helps keep you warm at night without the worry of where the next comforter comes from.
Against
It can be used as a contact of ownership
It can give the impression that martial rape is ok
It limits your freedom
Divorce can be messy
The nuclear family is the most efficient and cost effective unit of social structure. The ancients experimented and tried it all ways and concluded that marriage had the most upside and least down side; least burden on culture. They did not have a large social safety net to mop up the messes of today, so today we can pretend all are just as good. The ancient had to do it in a more spartan setting, without a net, where difference were much more obvious."Marrige" invented by whom ?
Bonus question: If sex before marriage is okay, then was there any need of this invention ?
The best reply I ever heard came from one of our members named Columbus. He said that there was enormous value in two people living together for a lifetime."Marrige" invented by whom ?
Bonus question: If sex before marriage is okay, then was there any need of this invention ?
Great succinct replyIt is widely agreed that the origin of marriage dates well before recorded history, but the earliest recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C. in the Far East.
The history of marriage | Ince & Co..
Marriage is useful for several things and obnoxious for others.
For
It can be tax deductible.
There are many other legal and financial benefits
It requires dedication.
Certain groups will accept the children of married couples easier than those of non married.
Helps keep you warm at night without the worry of where the next comforter comes from.
Against
It can be used as a contact of ownership
It can give the impression that martial rape is ok
It limits your freedom
Divorce can be messy
It depends on how you define marriage."Marrige" invented by whom ?
Bonus question: If sex before marriage is okay, then was there any need of this invention ?
Really? So when two monogamous prairie voles hook up for life, that's because God created marriage? Or is it more likely that monogamy evolved because it is adaptive, and that some cultures have simply sheltered and protected it with ceremonies?God invented marriage.
Mark 10:7-9, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Do you seriously expect a reply to this?Really? So when two monogamous prairie voles hook up for life, that's because God created marriage? Or is it more likely that monogamy evolved because it is adaptive, and that some cultures have simply sheltered and protected it with ceremonies?
Of course not. They were rhetorical questions designed to point out your flaws in thinking.Do you seriously expect a reply to this?
According to you. Your thinking it's flawed doesn't make it so.Of course not. They were rhetorical questions designed to point out your flaws in thinking.
It's also good for one's career, if one wants to go into politics or move up the corporate ladder. If one can show that one is a "good family man," with the wife and kids and dog and cat, then that fits in with a certain image that organizations like to uphold. Bachelors, not so much.
According to you. Your thinking it's flawed doesn't make it so.
I agree. The Creator of heaven and earth instituted marriage .God invented marriage.
Mark 10:7-9, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
I'd say that is less universal these days.
Here, at least, there is less out of hours social networking with families included than there used to be in many companies.
Being able to work back on no notice, or relocate, or whatever else can be easier for single men, and offsets some perceived advantages.