In our society marriage is the structure which people use to create a stable family unit. Due to the fact that marriage is so strongly tied to family, because it is such an enormous step and because the cost of entry and exit is so high, adults put a lot of emphasis on it. So does the community. Marriage itself is easy. Two people can get married any time they wish. However the challenge of marriage is making it work for a lifetime. So I shall briefly discuss some virtues and drawbacks considering this issue.