Sexual pleasure or reproduction?

What would be a good reason for marriage? Love? Having children? Enjoying sexual pleasure? Having children might be a nice idea but the act of giving birth to a child is not a pleasant affair for a woman. It is said to be so painful that the moment of birth when the baby has left the womb is described to be something which is so pleasurable on many levels, the sudden cessation of pain can be a pleasurable relief. For the man, having a child is not really such a big deal except maybe he has to think of making more money and having a house big enough for children to play in. The foreign car he has his eye on might have to be relegated to the back seat in favor of a car more suitable for family use. Very often a family will have to take out a loan or a mortgage to keep up with expenses when a family starts to grow.

Child care is no picnic either.If one desires to have children then marriage would be a necessity for it is not so easy to rear a child with only one parent to do it. Birds have discovered this truth: a mate is needed to be successful in bringing new life into the earth. One mate sits on the eggs while the other is looking for food. Later when the eggs hatch one mate has to stay in the nest to protect the little ones.

Sex is one of the most powerful instincts and has been found to be one of the root causes of neurosis and unhappiness. Sigmund Freud spent his entire life studying the correlation between mental disorder and repressed sexuality. Sexual urges when sublimated is called Love and can be an even more potent cause for pain. True, love is pleasant and gives a pleasant feeling within but love that is based on simple attraction is really just sexual tension masquerading as love.