yes it's just a piece of paper, but it's part of family structure,..the way it should be. america seems to follow your words..especially among the minority..look how good that's doing this country. everything we do in society has been brainwashed in our heads,...but it's how society works,..otherwise, it'd be chaos with no rules. but there's marriage because you eventually have a kid..and you can be a father and mother to it and raise the baby right. unlike nowadays when kids grow up with single parents and grow up becoming trash because they don't have a father,..and because of that, they find friends to turn to while the mother works..which leads them the wrong path most times. i wish i lived in the old days, when people still followed rules,..children were disciplined and did what their parents told them as a result. nowadays, you just see scum everywhere,..w****s, etc..things that wouldn't be tolerated back then. i'm married now,..yes, by the law, my wife is now entitled to half of what i got,..just because of that marriage certificate,..but i wouldn't have married her if i knew she wasn't the one..that's the problem with marriages nowadays. most women are w****s and will leave you after 1 or 2 arguments if they know they can find someone else..in the old days..you stuck with the marriage...for better or for worse. i hope no one takes this the wrong way, but i used to love america,..in my teens i moved to portugal, and all i thought was..i can't wait to move back to america,..i moved back and realized this place has become as shitty as any other place..too many people..the trash from other countries now live here...before the hard working from other countries would come here,..not anymore. that along with easily influenced kids by music, etc...kids becoming goths, bi because it's in, wiggers, ghetto bangers, etc....i don't know..i don't like meeting new people as much as i used to..now that i'm married, i have all i need at home..and that brings me back to family