There is nothing more stupid then men having premarital sex. By doing so, they voluntarily give up any parental rights to any resulting child, in every civilized country except Germany. And, they were ordered by the country's Supreme Court to change their laws just last September. A man who shacks up with a woman he is not married to must petition the courts, even while under court ordered child support, for a right to see their child. Unlike a married man, they have NO PRESUMED CUSTODY RIGHTS to the child. The cost and time in achieving this exceeds anything comparable in going through a divorce. The mother has sole custody and total control of the child from the time of conception. Marriage can work, but it takes patience and self control. divpat.org /2Be-Or-Not2Be-A-Virgin-Til-Marriage divpat.org /Whats-The-Right-Age-2-Marry divpat.org /Paternity-What-Men-Need-2-Know