Peter Landry states that "marriage has come to be understood as a publicly advertised bargain, a social contract between a male and a female". i agree that marriage has become an opened declaration of a commitment between couple, whereby their agreement to marriage is founded upon praticality and obligation. A marriage is only recognised if it is approved by the government, through the witness of family members. This is especially true in singapore where couples have to obtain license to wedding. These people usually take the extra mile to apply to ROM and obtain marital status search result, of which the singapore registry of marriage does not offer. This shows that marriage is not just a simple mutual agreement between two parties to seal their destiny together, it also require official signings to affirm the public of one's relationship. People feel obliged to follow law in order for their marriage to go smoothly. However, marriage, afterall, is based on respect and love between couple, thus it is not all about a black and white 'contract'. Having signed a wedding commitment is to protray a approved marriage on the surface.
Morse argues that "marriage is an organic instrituion that emerges spontaneously from society". i agree that marriage may also arise out of instinctive impluses. Marriage is a result of the natural attraction between opposite gender and does not necessary require long time process before it takes place. The influence of society, through the usage of education and media, on the decision to marry is great on citizens. However, marriage arised out of instinctive impluses constitutes a minority. In singapore, the marital statues of its citizen is low. Thus, it shows that people are more careful in choosing their spouses and thus delaying the marriage. Although people have the implusiveness to get married, they do think twice before acting on it. This is evident from the low marriage statues in Singaporeans.
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