Article: "Marriage and Single Life"

by: Si Francis Bacon

Central Argument

Single men are more successful in their life because they do not have to worry about their children or wife, and the cost of marriage.

I agree with Francis Bacon in his essay “Marriage and single life” where he focuses on how single men are more successful. This statement can be true in Francis Bacon's time period because when a man married he had to look after his wife and children. The women did not work or get paid for doing house work, so the man had to be able to afford a living that was suitable for his wife and children. He might be constantly worried about his family, and if he can provide for them. However, in today's world women are allowed to work and earn. The educated women do not marry until later in their life. This gives them time to be successful as well as any other man. In today's world men and women do not have to marry because societies views have changed. Men and women can be in a healthy relationship without having to worry about children. Or without the man worrying about his wife and children.

In today's world every person has a chance to be successful without relying on his or her partner. A women does not need to depend on her husband to take care of her. Therefore, the man does not need to worry about his wife or children. A man and a women can be in a healthy relationship, where one does not rely on the the other for financial support. The two do not need to marry or have kids. In fact both can live a standard life by being with a partner or alone. With societies views changing an individual does not need to rely if the society is going to accept his or her point of view.

Each individual is different, and each has a different ways to live. Some like having the support of another. In this case marriage, or being in a relationship can be the better option, however, some want like to live alone and are happier that way. A close friend of mine always thought that marriage will block out all success in her life. However, she soon met a man that she fell deeply in love with. My friend who is a successful doctor married her husband who is also a successful doctor. She decided that this was the better options for her. Unlike before when the women had to rely on her husband for financial support. Today each women can earn as much as any other man. This causes things to change. The man does not have to constantly worry about his wife.

Marriage is a relationship where both sides have to be in agreement. Now days love marriages are more common. People marry not because it is better for the family's reputation, but because they are in love. Now it is more common for women and men both to work and take care of a family together. This does not only worry the man in the marriage but also the women. In today's marriages couples work together to have a better married and successful life.