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[quote=Anonymous]We're social creatures and marriage provides community. Tribes used to be close knit, then society moved on but extended families were still pretty intertwined, then society moved on and nuclear families were the core community we experienced. Now, I guess, society is putting pressure on splitting up even the nuclear family.

Sure, there are other ways to have close relationships with other people besides the tribe and the family. But they are more challenging and fewer people manage it. A lot of our social pathologies are related to ever-increasing isolation.

I think part of the reason that men are more apt to re-marry is because there are more cultural barriers to men forming social relationships in the absence of a wife and family. If some middle-aged, single guy wants to be your pal, there's going to be at least a part of you wondering what's wrong with him. Our culture is much more encouraging toward women forming social relationships with each other, regardless of their marital or family status. [/quote]

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