Marriage

In the society we live in most couples do not marry if a child is conceived. I dont see this as a problem because women are more than able to support themselves and a child in todays society. If the couple wants to get married because possible emotional damage to the child of not having a mother and a father in the home go ahead. In cultures where male presence is needed for the survival of the family without there being "love" its just survival theres nothing wrong with that. In societies were the marriage is chosen by the elders in the family the couple sometimes grow closer to one another after having children; initially getting married if they weren't in "love." The idea of love and survival are very different among societies. I think that if our society needed to change to a survival view of the way we go about reproducing our society would fall.