You may need to find a new wife. I mostly think of marriage as a framework for having children and even today question marriage if no children are part of the

You may need to find a new wife. I mostly think of marriage as a framework for having children and even today question marriage if no children are part of the plans. But marriage also is a terrific companionship and sharing of one's benefits/burdens. Gay marriage has generalized the concept somewhat, extending marriage as far as sharing of benefits, since marriage in the USA provides a means to pass Social Security benefits to a spouse (even after death).