Is marriage essential in life?

[Sanjeev]

I don't think it is essential in life if one can live alone easily. In our culture people say it is necessary to get married and have kids, but I don't believe in it; if one cannot take the responsibility of a family, then it's better to live alone. What do you say? What do people say in your culture regarding marriage?

 

[Starmix]

It could be essential if you are alone or have only a very few relatives. You need someone to take good care of you once you are old and sickly. However, many reports said that marriages are made to be broken, so it becomes useless too.

 

[Sanjeev]

No, it's not that marriages are meant to break. I have been married for 21 years now. Actually, in life you need a companion who may understand you, and you may be able to share everything with him/her; that's why it's important to get married but not essential.

 

[Starmix]

I didn't generalize my assumptions that all marriages will be broken. It's a case to case situation especially in the Western countries were divorced is legalized. My country doesn't have divorce, however, there are also many marriages broken.

 

[Kennysplash]

Well that totally depends on the individual. There are some people that do not care about getting married, and there are those that are always on the lookout for their significant other.