The question sounds individualistic. More than what it gives to ME I think about what it means for US as a couple. Our children are the fruit of our union. Fami

The question sounds individualistic. More than what it gives to ME I think about what it means for US as a couple. Our children are the fruit of our union. Family is such a basic concept, engraved, at least in me. A man and a woman (in our case) who promise to be true to one another and bring new life into the world. "Purpose" is almost a too small word, I guess it's archetypical. Maybe we are old-fashioned but for us marriage and bringing children into the world is The Thing. "What's in it for me?" is a poison.