Is marriage obsolete?

Most of our blog topics originate from conversations on the Flair desk. Here’s another one to add to the list. We were talking about marriage when the  numerous examples of apparently stable and successful unions came up. The disparaging thing was, they were all marriages wrought with unfaithfulness.

It made us wonder if marriage was  still relevant? The couples spanned  the gamut from those who have been together for years, to young newly weds. But there was still one common denominator, unfaithfulness.
Why do they bother? I mean if you know you are going to be unfaithful, why  go through the big hullabaloo and put on the ring? Go ahead and bounce with regular relationship then.
And what is it with a couple who have been dating for years and suddenly after they tie the knot, within two years they want a divorce?  What happened? Did someone squeeze the toothpaste from the top?  Is it that they picked up a bad habit in the marriage?
Fine maybe it’s the same unfaithful argument and I totally believe that this should not form a part of a marriage. However, many people believe being  married can change a person. If that person was always cheating before they got married, its likely they will continue to after.
One opinion was that  people are at different stages in their lives and want different things. Marriage becomes the great eye opener pointing out that these individuals need to go their separate ways.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel though; the decades old marriages, the ones that make you believe maybe the institution still has some integrity. Doesn’t it?