As soon as such a term as “civil marriage” arose in Russian society, its supporters and opponents immediately appeared, who are still conducting uncompromising discussions about the benefits and harms of such a union. From the very beginning, in order to avoid terminological confusion, let’s make it clear that the term “civil marriage” in Russian legislation means exactly legal marriage, i.e. marriage as commonly understood by the public. The remaining unions between a man and a woman leading a common household are called cohabitation. This is from the series where “Lion” is written on the cage with the monkey. I personally don’t like the term “cohabitation” at all, because... I see in him an initially inherent negative attitude towards this phenomenon, a degrading dignity of the man and woman in this union. So in this article I will probably use terms such as marriage and unregistered relationships. So what arguments do marriage advocates make? For some reason, they believe that by entering into marriage, a man (note, not both partners) thereby takes responsibility for the family, but by avoiding a stamp in his passport, he does not. I'll explain why I'm not ready to agree with this. First, let's figure out what kind of responsibility we are talking about? Is it possible to take responsibility for loving your partner all the time? This is absurd. You can be so crazy as to swear eternal love, but you will never be given a guarantee that you will be loved, since you have a registered marriage stamp. Legalized love is one of the most cruel deceptions of women and one of the most ridiculous stupidities of our society. If we take examples of long relationships in love, they will be found both in marriage and in unregistered relationships. And vice versa, you can live together both there and there and not love each other. Both legalized marriage and unregistered relationships can develop with equal success in both directions (the direction of love, psychological intimacy) and the other. Western practice of mass unregistered relationships, especially among young people, shows that they cannot even be called a kind of “training” for a future family, because There are no guarantees that “the next family will take place.” Statistics on well-being, however, as well as on the disadvantages of families whose members have been in the situation of an unregistered marriage, cannot say anything unequivocally! Let's talk about liability from a legal point of view then. It is believed that a woman will be protected by law in the event of... what would you think? Not a long life together, but a divorce! What are marriage supporters up to? For a divorce! They contradict themselves! But even if there is a divorce. What the parties are left with depends not on the law and the stipulated marriage contract (again, I don’t see the focus on love here, as well as the ability to protect oneself from all possible force majeure circumstances) but on how mature, responsible and mentally healthy he is. Personal responsibility, like love, is outlawed. Both legalized marriage and unregistered relationships can develop with equal success in both directions (the direction of love, psychological intimacy) and the other. Western practice of mass unregistered relationships, especially among young people, shows that they cannot even be called a kind of “training” for a future family, because There are no guarantees that “the next family will take place.” Statistics on well-being, however, as well as on the disadvantages of families whose members have been in the situation of an unregistered marriage, cannot say anything unequivocally! It is believed that a woman wants to get married, and it is not beneficial for a man to register a relationship. But if a woman, being a mother, registers a relationship with the father of her child, this means, for example, that without his permission she will not even be able to go on vacation with her child abroad. Why should she fall into dependence on a man, automatically received from the “caring” state? I know a couple. Their partnership for 15 years is simply everything