[lapcat]

From the article:

> many women don't marry the father of their child not because they reject the concept of marriage, but because they do not see him as a reliable source of economic security or stability.

If you think of marriage as purely a business partnership, would you go into business with someone who is unreliable?

It's better to be a sole proprietorship than have your entire business brought down by a bad partner, where both partners are liable for the bad partner's actions and decisions.

[em-bee]

the partnership started the moment they decided to have a child. so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable?

[angmarsbane]

Because women have a limited window to have children and have to work with the options available. A woman can’t put off kids indefinitely waiting for partners to stabilize financially, emotionally etc.

[em-bee]

that window is at least 20 years wide. if it's not possible to find a reliable partner in that time then the world is in a very sorry state.

i accept that it can be difficult, and that people can be blinded by love but if i already know that a person is unreliable enough that i don't want to marry them, then why have a child from them?

[lapcat]

> the partnership started the moment they decided to have a child.

Assuming they "decided".

> so why even have a child with someone who is unreliable?

Because you want a child? Sperm donor.