There is another school of thought on this subject.....

Marriage goes against nature. It is against the nature of men to be with a single partner their entire lives. In fact biologically speaking in order to ensure the furtherance of ones bloodline a male should inseminate as many females as he can in his lifetime.

This is the case in most matriarchal societies, Samoans and ancient Hawaiians for example. Interestingly, the family units of both societies are/were among the 'tightest' of any culture until christian missionaries changed that aspect of their culture. This in turn led to the crumbling of the matriarchal family unit and the downfall of these beautiful cultures.

I find these cultural differences fascinating, growing up in rural Hawaii I was immersed in the culture of the ancient Hawaiians. The 'sanctity' of marriage didn't do much for them.

Just an alternate perspective is all.