What is the point of marriage?

I was talking to a friend today and he asked me why anyone would get married when they are sterile and can’t have children. This is my reply.

You get married when you can’t have kids because your partner is the one you want to be with now and next week and next year and next century if you can. The one you can talk to about anything and know they will understand. The one who lets you be yourself and champions you when the world is against you. The one who is proud of you for getting the little hard to do things done and understands when you can’t quite get it together today. The one who makes you smile and smiles when you tell them goofy jokes. The one who misses you just as much as you miss them when you are apart.

When you have a partner like that it doesn’t matter if they can’t have kids. There are plenty of ways for a sterile man to become a father. Some of the best fathers in the world don’t share DNA with their children.