married w/children.. Oo, or not.. ;p Options

[DivA]

how does everyone here feel about marriage; also, is it within your life's plan to be married & have children in the upcoming future - or, do you feel that marriage is not for you?

in essence, where do you stand?

[hamstar]

I've been dating the same girl for nearing two years now.
I wouldn't get married. I don't see a point in it (save tax benefits etc.)
I also don't understand any sort of necessity of it. Why do people get married? Some people say "they want to spend the rest of their lives together" if that's the case then how come I strain to think of anyone whose parents are still together? Mine aren't. I've heard people say "because it'll keep our relationship together" again I have to think about my parents, they were together 20+ years, 10 of those years they hated each other. If you need marriage to keep your relationship together then there is something wrong with your relationship and I definatly don't believe you should plan on spending your life with that person.
Marriage might be alright for some people, just not me. I'm lucky to be with someone who feels the same way.
I like kids, maybe someday I'll have my own. At this point, I'm 20, I like worrying about paying my rent, playing my FFXI and spending good times with friends and keeping a nice balance between responible and off the wall. I have few long term plans and don't make enough money to even think about supporting a kid. As for now I'm against it. Talk to me about 10 years down the line I might see things a bit differently.

-Alex