A stable marriage offers security to children. Children become part of society, and their well-being is a huge determinant of a society's success. Studies indicate that a healthy marriage or lack of it has a profound effect on children's well-being, according to MDRC. Children who hail from contented marriages are healthier, physically and emotionally, compared to children from broken homes and from single-parent homes. Generally, children who experience stable upbringing from two parents experience happiness, assurance and eventually successful careers and relationships. This, however, does not mean that children in other family settings are failures.
Marriage is the foundation of a healthy and successful society. People who are married tend to have fulfilling lives and to be healthier and happier, MDRC and Catholic Answers state. This in effect translates into a healthy and happy society. Marriage offers stability and security to partners and children. Two people in a committed marriage are more fulfilled emotionally because they fully trust each other and share deep thoughts and worries with each other, contrary to their single counterparts. Children brought up in a stable family are more fulfilled and portray less indiscipline.
Marriage also enhances the financial well-being of couples, according to APSE. Married couples pull their resources together and share responsibilities, easing the financial responsibility on an individual. In marriage, a partner gets the opportunity to concentrate on personal talents in return becoming more productive. Individuals also become responsible and focused, channeling their efforts to productive engagements instead of vices associated with single people such as heavy alcohol consumption, the tendency to take unnecessary risks and unplanned spending. Married couples combine efforts and spend as one, and this increases their ability to save, making them more financially stable.
Marriage has a major impact on the productivity of a nation's workforce, state Catholic Answers and APSE. Employees who are in healthy and stable relationships are more productive, while employees in unstable relationships are less productive. In the workforce, married individuals tend to be committed and loyal to the employer, increasing productivity. Married couples are also more focused, fulfilled and stable, hence the ability to fully concentrate on their work. According to research, married couples get sick less often than their single counterparts; this reduces absenteeism from work.