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I'm from a culture that welcomes kids at weddings, even small ones. [b]The entire point of getting married is to have kids,[/b] otherwise you could just live together for ever without getting married.  Kids are a cute delight, and everyone's happy to see them. They are a symbol of hope and guiding light into the future.

But you're the bride and you can invite whoever you want.[/quote]

Tell me more about the bolded. If a couple's child tragically dies are they supposed to crank out a replacement child? If a couple has infertility issues and can't have kids should they get divorced? What if a couple doesn't want kids but needs to get married to get the other's health insurance - is that okay? What if a couple gets married and THEN changes their minds and they don't want kids after all - do they have to go ahead and have some or should they just get a hasty divorce? [/quote]

The people who say the only point of getting married is to have kids don't like their spouses and would rather be divorced.[/quote]

OK, so what's your explanation for some form of marriage cross-culturally existing in every society? I mean, it seems kind of funny that this is basically a universal human institution, isn't it?

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Yes, but marriage is not longer solely for procreation. Many people marry because they meet someone, fall in love and want to spend their lives together. Many also want kids. But it isn't the sole point of marriage. It might be some people's sole point, but that isn't universally the sole point.[/quote]

It’s the point of the institution of marriage. Now it may not be the sole point of individual couples getting married but it is the reason why the institution of marriage exists.[/quote]

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