ZacAdam said:
So why marry women?

dear society. I am not saying this as a hate thing.
Well, as a divorced guy I'm not the most outspoken advocate of marriage, especially the contractual aspect of things. This is, in my opinion, way too biased in favor of women - at least in the western world. If you plan to have some children some time in your life though, you may consider settling with a woman, marriage or not marriage. However if you don't want children, I agree it's a whole different story

. What benefits women and society is not necessarily what benefits the man!
NealIRC said:
So it's hard to come up with a good example of going to a girl for moral support.
Like you're husband and wife, and you see her as your partner in life. You just got some crap in your way at the office today, and you share the story with her. It's nice to have someone to vent about the crap, it helps release the stress. Well, she actually *may* listen to you, and even give you a little comfort (or not). But what this does, over the years, is to erode the respect she has for you. And one day, she starts adding drama and more crap, on top of your worries.
And at the same time, do women even need men to go to for moral support?
Oh yes, all the time. They will dump their own worries on your shoulders and make you feel responsible for these, with no consideration for your emotions. She will share with you all her emotional swings. When you're not used to this, it will be very taxing emotionally. Welcome to the roller-coaster!
You guys will discover this by yourself one day. I'm talking about a fifteen years relationship, not a two months girlfriend.

Good luck! I'm glad I'm past that.