[tbw2]

That, and if men do get married, there is a 50-50 chance she gets the house, the kids, and half his paycheck. At least if he makes a kid illegitimately, he keeps his home and proportionally more money - and less likely to get hit with domestic abuse charges by an ex-wife who sees it as a means to get more money and sole custody.
Maybe the marriage / legal system is so set against men that men choose not to marry, as their only protection.

[JamesP81]

Maybe the marriage / legal system is so set against men that men choose not to marry, as their only protection.

It's the only way to be certain. You know, it'd be nice to have a good woman at my side and a family. But being free is worth something too.