Maggie Gallagher's essay why marriage is good for you strategically promotes the lack of independence. She states the benefits of joining someone in matrimony. If one were to marry, both partners will gain financial, psychological, and health benefits as opposed to someone who remains single. Single individuals have been recorded living shorter, less profitable, less psychologically stable lives. Married couples also show signs of taming if not focusing their libido towards their partner which essentially leads to if not “more” procreation as opposed to single individuals who are apparently more likely to have unfaithful relationships with others. Children who are involved with parents who have succeeded in their marriage tend to live an essentially
