Some of you ladies are truly missing out on the actual historical reasons and the meaning of marriage. Obviously a "family" can mean many things - divorced single parents, two divorced familes coming together, a never married woman or man with children, childless couples, gay couples, etc etc. A family is not defined by the legal laws of marriage. But don't fool yourself into thinking that the concept of marriage wasn't one where the woman was not presented to the man. Look at the ceremony and read the vows, what do you think is happening? And what have been the expectations of those couples and their familes.
I feel sorry for you not because you think I have some pre-conceived notions about family values or the place of women in society, which I don't. I feel sorry for you because you probably walk around thinking that you are superior and more progressive thinking than traditional women who want to be married, be taken care of by their husbands, not have a career and instead raise children, and assume their husbands last name. Trust me, from your attitude, your are not as good as those women.
I feel sorry for you not because you think I have some pre-conceived notions about family values or the place of women in society, which I don't. I feel sorry for you because you probably walk around thinking that you are superior and more progressive thinking than traditional women who want to be married, be taken care of by their husbands, not have a career and instead raise children, and assume their husbands last name. Trust me, from your attitude, your are not as good as those women.