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From the article: > many women don't marry the father of their child not because they reject the concept of marriage, but because they do not see him as a reli
by lapcat 3y ago
From the article:
> many women don't marry the father of their child not because they reject the concept of marriage, but because they do not see him as a reliable source of economic security or stability.
If you think of marriage as purely a business partnership, would you go into business with someone who is unreliable?
It's better to be a sole proprietorship than have your entire business brought down by a bad partner, where both partners are liable for the bad partner's actions and decisions.
- em-bee 3y agothe partnership started the moment they decided to have a child. so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable?
- lapcat 3y ago> the partnership started the moment they decided to have a child. Assuming they "decided". > so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable? Because you want a child? Sperm donor.
- angmarsbane 3y agoBecause women have a limited window to have children and have to work with the options available. A woman can’t put off kids indefinitely waiting for partners to stabilize financially, emotionally etc.
- em-bee 3y agothat window is at least 20 years wide. if it's not possible to find a reliable partner in that time then the world is in a very sorry state. i accept that it can be difficult, and that people can be blinded by love but if i already know that a person is unreliable enough that i don't want to marry them, then why have a child from them?