This article is one of the best articles I read about marriage. It pointed out the bad side of marriage: "Anyone who's been in a marriage or observed one closely knows that these relationships can go through long periods of financial strain, sexual frustration, lethargy, and loneliness." But it also pointed out some of most valuable advantages of marriage :" It promises that marriage will make two people kinder, more patient, more forgiving, more creative, more selfless"