Do you believe in marriage?

[Ciel_Rouge]

Simple. Just say "no thanks" instead of "I do".

Brilliant

Forced? Are we talking about arranged marriages now?

Well, believe it or not, from I have seen around where I live MOST marriages are still arranged marriages. I would even say that the rate has INCREASED with the economic crisis etc. I also know some people who have married because they like each other, maybe you are such person, but this is RARE. And then again - even if you like each other, you sign a contract that you will pretend that you like each other even if in reality you don't like each other any more. So in a sense even non-arranged marriages are forced and arranged

Minor nitpick, the "era of matriarchy" is itself a notion that has collapsed.

I kindly request evidence for this extraordinary statement.