You don't need marriage to have kids,you don't need marriage to love another person, you don't need marriage to live with a partner and you don't need marriage to have a fulfilling social life.
The purpose of marriage is economic, so it's not necessary to achieve anything social.
It is useful when you want protect your partner and kids from sudden death or disability, which should come AFTER the love/social part.
I am not married, I have 2 kids, been with my "wife" (partner?) for 15 years.
In Canada we are considered like married though, economically speaking.
You don't need marriage to have kids,you don't need marriage to love another person, you don't need marriage to live with a partner and you don't need marriage to have a fulfilling social life.
The purpose of marriage is economic, so it's not necessary to achieve anything social. It is useful when you want protect your partner and kids from sudden death or disability, which should come AFTER the love/social part.
I am not married, I have 2 kids, been with my "wife" (partner?) for 15 years.
In Canada we are considered like married though, economically speaking.