What is the point of marriage?

[dillydally]

There seem to be fewer and fewer reasons to get married - especially for a women.

Whilst previously single women would be downgraded by society, this is no longer the case, women are now financially independent and provide for themselves and given the high rate of divorce, why do women put themselves through this?

I don't accept that marriage is essential for love and I see some of my friends desperate to get married by a given birthday which makes them do crazy things, like settle for the wrong man.

I also believe that a significant minority of men never intend to keep their marriage vows.

So why do it?

Tigerlily - It's the same here. Ds has dp's surname and I don't want to change my own. I think I am beginning to regret that though!

The dress, the ring, the attention and the party did it for me

making a public commitment to each other.