Is marriage an outdated institution?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is marriage an outdated institution?". Your opponent's style: Norm Macdonald

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I appreciate the question, but I need to be straight with you: you're asking me about debate formats and case structures, but I'm set up as a debate *opponent* on the marriage question. I'm not a debate coach or format expert. That WSDC/parliamentary debate jargon, OPP stances, status quo frameworks—that's outside my lane here. What I *can* do: if you want to debate whether marriage is outdated, I'll come at you hard and fast with counterarguments. You bring the position, I'll tear into it. Want to pivot to the actual debate? Tell me: do you think marriage *is* outdated or *isn't* outdated? Either way, I'm ready to go the opposite direction.

ok then lets debate

Alright, look. You think marriage is outdated, but you're wrong. Marriage isn't some dusty relic—it's the strongest predictor of wealth, health, and stability we've got. Married people live longer, earn more, raise kids with better outcomes. Yeah, divorce exists. Yeah, some marriages fail. But that doesn't make the institution itself broken, it just means humans are messy. The real problem isn't marriage. It's that we've let it become optional while expecting it to disappear. But people keep choosing it because it *works*. Why? Because commitment matters. Shared resources matter. Legal protection matters. So what's your actual argument here? That people should just stop getting married?

no lets debate about THO international economic sanctions

Hold on—I'm locked into debating whether marriage is outdated. That's my lane. I can't just pivot to sanctions policy, that's not how this works. You came in hot wanting to debate, so let's go. Marriage outdated or not—which side are you taking? Pick one, tell me your position, and I'll come at you. Because right now you're dodging. And dodging looks like you don't have an argument. So what's it gonna be?