Topic: We should abandon marriage

Argument: marriage provides a legal contract that provides boundaries if things do not work out.

Argument: marriage provides a more stable enviroment in which to bring up children

Argument: marriage provides a safe, secure foundation for children.

Argument: marriage provides a stable and secure home for the children and should not be abandoned.

Argument: marriage provides much needed emotional and financial stability for children.

Argument: marriage provides stability and a commitment between people which strengthens relationships and to abandon it would be to turn out backs on something good.

Argument: marriage provides stability and it helps families

Argument: marriage puts women in the subservient role and keeps them there.

Argument: marriage should not be abandoned as formal religious bonding keeps couples together

Argument: marriage should not be abandoned because it teaches commitment to future generations.

Argument: marriage shouldn't be abandoned because it is a scared thing and bonds two people together as one and many people still believe in that

Argument: marriage shouldn't be abandoned because it's a historical union between two people that has been going on for centuries. we cannot stop people from being married because our societal system is built around it

Argument: marriage shouldn't be abandoned because of the affect that it can have on both parties finances

Argument: marriage shows commitment to someone that can't be shown in any other way and should therefore remain in place.

Argument: marriage still holds a place in tradition and in the law

Argument: marriage strengthens families by showing the couples' commitment to each other and their future

Argument: marriage traps people into a legal contract that they find hard to get out of if they decide later that it is not what was right for them.

Argument: marriage used to be sacred between a loving couple. it seems so many people abuse their promises and divorce over and over again. it's lost it's meaning and value. we should simply abandon it.

Argument: marriage, as a religious concept, is exclusionary and therefore discriminatory

Argument: marriage, weddings and divorces, they cost thousands and thousands and mean very little, often causing more stress and upheaval than happiness

Argument: marriages are no longer lasting at the same rate they have been, so it should be avoided.

Argument: Married couples have become a foundational part of how we build our societies, raise our children, and pass down history and wealth, and abandoning marriage altogether would have a number of unforeseen impacts on our societies.

Argument: married people enjoy better health and longer lives than unmarried people.

Argument: modern marriage is often used just to receive various government benefits and has lost it's true original meaning

Argument: more and more couples are opting to not get married, and the institution is considered by many to be quite old fashioned.

Argument: most marriages end in divorce, which causes an economic hardship on both parties. it makes more financial sense to not get married in the first place