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Wendy,

I had to stop in the middle of my reply in order to leave the house this morning, and so I did not completely answer your question.

You asked if an increase in marriage as opposed to so-called "living in sin" would not be considered a good thing. My answer is, "No, not particularly." The fact that a couple gets a marriage license and makes it "official" does not, in and of itself, benefit the society in any particular way. The purpose of the marriage is not the signing of the license, and the benefit that society obtains from promoting marriage does not come from the fact that the couples are now "legal". The only reason co-habilitation is frown upon is that society is attempting to promote a permanent union between members of the opposite sex for the purpose of forming a family unit in which to raise children.