sex

Ahahahaha.

Well nowadays you can just do a pickup or find a short-term relationship.

Geese,
Okay, there's a benefit to a poor person marrying some rich dude. But what's the benefit of a rich dude marrying some impoverished or working class woman? If he really wants some, he can easily find a mistress or pay for an escort.

Tax benefits?

Edit: Also entitlement to 50% of the other person's stuff as long as you've got a good pre-nup

The real reason for marriage is to try and prevent all those alpha males from stealing your women.

Don't forget the sublime wedding party that comes with it!

Awsommeness The yell

The question is what is the point of marriage? For me it is love.

Marriage was originally instituted by men in patriarchal societys to 1.) Control women's sexuality 2.) Offer another route into boosting one's financial wealth and property ownership 3.) Be able to form links with other families and thus create good relations with outsiders

But, nowadays, the postions of male and female within marriages are equal, and marriages are primarily for 1.) Love and mutual companionship 2.) Stability for raising children 3.) Financial gain, still. Mostly on the part of the women nowadays, though!

True true

But marriage for the most part of civilisation was in favour of the men, hence multiple wives. Though many wives had a good time. Look at Sparta! In Islam countries, polygamy was encouraged, so that men could take on extra wives, where a woman had been widowed as her husband died in war, and care for them, as life as a widow was poverty.

I like Scenario B, though C does have a certain level of charm to it.

lmao The Yell

the yell pwnd you ;P?