Benefits of Marriage Essay -- Social Issues, Love

Today less and less people are getting married. Maybe they do this because they do not realize the benefits of marriage. Being in a marriage greatly benefits the emotional, physical and financial aspects of the children, spouse and one’s own life. Although viewed differently reasons for marriage can really be narrowed down to two, marrying for love or marrying for more of a personal beneficial reason. The Emotional aspects of marriage play heavily in any person’s life. Though not always prevalent commonsense states that the best relationships sprout from a great depth of love. There is a recipe for a long lasting loving marriage. â€Å"First, they must love each other deeply and choose each other unswayed by outside pressure. From then on, each must make the partner the top priority in life, putting that relationship above any and all competing ties. A husband and wife, we believe, owe their highest obligations and deepest loyalties to each other and the children they raise. Parents and in-laws should not be allowed to interfere in the marriage. Married couples should be best friends, sharing their most intimate feelings and secrets. They should express affection openly but also talk candidly about problems. And of course they should be sexually faithful to each other† (coontz, 381). This recipe does not only extend to heterosexual couples but also extends to homosexuals if afforded the right to marriage. As stated by Andrew Sullivan in For Gay Marriage Homosexuals â€Å"exist and have emotional and sexual attractions to the same sex as heterosexuals have towards the opposite sex† (406). The emotional state of marriages affects more than just a spouse and one’s self. Other financial benefits Children are deeply affected by ma... ...ied have 75% less wealth and those who divorced have 73% less wealth† (Popenoe and Whitehead, 394). One might ask why marriage is such a wealth creator one theory is that those people that create wealth are more likely to get and stay married. Also the lowering of taxes is a big factor of why people get married. The sharing of insurance plan will most likely generate wealth. Although a small point it is still a point that a spouse does not pay taxes on gifts. If one should pass away social security benefits will go to the surviving partner. The State Of Our Unions states that â€Å"marriage itself is a wealth generating institution and it does this through an economic scale as two people live cheaper than one, and as a long term commitment and contract it encourages economic specialization working as a couple people develop skills in which they excel† (394).