Mario - Marriage

Marriage: 

Let's divorce this idea!

Why do people still keeps getting into marriage, in this day and age where a common law status should be enough?

For hundreds of years religion has played a central role in society and subsequently everything that came out of it, dictating rules and setting examples so people could blindly follow. With the declining of centralized power and the establishment of modern societies, religion lost its status of moral power and slipped into a lesser role of spiritual guidance for people.

Now, everything around the institution of Marriage is attached to the aspects of modern society. Rules, rights, laws, contracts, fees, divorces, arbitrations; all of which is now responsibility of the State.

So, how come people are willing to go through a series of ceremonies  if they could simply be happy together?

An interesting way to understand this resisting nature of marriage is to look at the statistics:

- Most countries where marriage has decreased in recent decades are the so called first world countries, modern societies where the state predominate over religion and other secondary institutions.

- On the other hand, the countries where marriage still is a significant part of people's lives are those called developing countries, where the state doesn't provide sufficient means to its citizens, and it's exactly where religion institutions still have a strong presence in the way people live. 

Outside this social economic reality, it is a fact that some people want to show their commitment by making a bold statement, signing certificates, diving into traditional marriage customs rather than quietly live together.

At the end, it doesn't matter how MUCH you go for it, people WILL still have the last say.