4 Reasons Why Pregnancy Before Marriage May Not Be the Best Idea
Sometimes pregnancy before marriage happens on purpose, but many times it doesn’t. There are plenty of women who become pregnant without marriage.
The National Marriage Project (University of Virginia) reported in 2013, almost half of all first births are to unmarried mothers. Typically, the report explained, these births happen to women in their 20s with some college education.
It seems that cultural and religious views of marriage before pregnancy are looser now compared to previous beliefs. In fact, it appears that “untraditional” ways of having a child before marriage are becoming the norm.
Perhaps those experiencing ‘unmarried pregnancy’ don’t believe in marriage itself, they don’t have a person they want to marry, or they think that having a child trumps all of that.
Perhaps today, they don’t fear being pregnant before marriage, because they have the education, money, and support system to do so.
Getting pregnant before marriage may not be the dream of many women, but it has become an idea that they are okay with. Not many even think of the pros and cons of having a baby before marriage, but instead choose to just go with the flow.
Many successful, well-adjusted children come from homes where parents are unmarried, or from single-mother households. However, before embarking on this critical decision, here are some reasons why pregnancy before marriage or being pregnant and not married isn’t necessarily the best idea.
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