would you marry just because you are carrying a child?

No if no love now probably would get even more to hate if got married. The baby can always have the dads last name just put it on the birth certifacate. and he will have to pay child support!.

NEVER! I don't think getting married would help anything. A child is not a reason to get married. What if you are not compatible with the father of the child? What if you fight all the time? That is not healthy for a child to live through. marriage is not the best answer to raising a child. You have to think what is best for them not society thinking or religion thinking you should be married just because you have a child on the way.

no I wouldn't and I was taught not to either. I married because I loved my husband, even though I was carrying his child he loved me too and that is why we got married.

I didn't the first time...I was too young as was she. Second time, yes I did. I would have married her earlier, much earlier and it would not have been an issue but my divorce took much longer than it should have.

Hi annjilena! I personally would not marry just because I was pregnant. Going forward with it might be alot worse in the long run for myself and the child. It would definately make me think about it though. We all want to do the right thing but if it's not the right thing then I would have to say I would not.

When the mother is not well prepared for decent job to breed the child, maybe marriage is the only way to keep life of the child and herself. That was often the case in the countryside. But in towns and cities, though tough to go on, I guess a single mother should be able to find a way of living. Of course, it is her right to look for a second man to help keep the family, which is also good for the child. That does not mean any one picked at random will do. He must meet the minimum requirements. And actually in old days, a lot of couples are married to learn to love each other, while nowadays people love each other to get married.

If you are ready to get married that is the time you get married. Being pregnant of course the first recourse is to get married if the father is ready and the mother too. But if both are immature better yet wait for a while before they can be blissfully married.

hi annjilena Firstly in my community it is wrong to have any xxx relationship prior to marriage ... and having a pregnant daughther in the house without husband is a shameful event ... so i guess if it is a way to close peoples mouth by marring the person to the father.. but on your question of good family life ... i believe not .. because you dont make an honest man out of force .. cheers

woo, such things do happen in reality. Still I think if one is obliged to marry someone under this circumstance, she is making a huge bet of her happiness and the result is not that optimistic. Men usually are not that wide-minded to accept a bustard, a child by someone else.