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We live in the age of individualism and freedom. Is in these times the institution of marriage, a lifelong commitment or two people still adequate? Is there a place for it in modern society? I think yes, there is. 
The institution of marriage has two traits that make it hardly possible for it to vanish. Marriage is an eternal and universal institution. Universal because  it was present in almost every single culture in the world, despite the climate, continent or the level of wealth. Eternal, because since man developed to the intelligent life form, marriage has always been a part of his existence. Both these facts tend to suggest a deep internal need in human beings for what marriage has to offer. 
One of the biggest threats for marriage stated by its opponents is the secularization  of developed countries. Although the secularization  is a fact, a marriage is not perceived as a religious act anymore. Now it is more likely to be seen as an act of two peoples commitment which has not much to do with what they believe in. 
Another argument for the preservation of marriage is the well known fact that divorced people very often get married again. 
On the other hand, we have to admit that the growing pursue for career and money may be a serious problem for the existence of the institution of marriage.  
Despite all the obstacles that marriage faces nowadays, the deep psychological foundations of this institution will ensure its preservation for another centuries to come. 


