Is marriage an outdated institution?

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 Today's topic: "Is marriage an outdated institution?".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

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Look, marriage isn't outdated—it's the one institution that actually works. People who are married live longer, earn more, raise healthier kids. That's not nostalgia, that's biology and economics. Sure, you don't need a piece of paper to love someone, but that paper means something. It's a legal framework that protects both people, especially when things get messy. Yeah, divorce exists, but people keep doing it because the alternative—just hoping your partner doesn't leave you homeless—is worse. Marriage adapts. It's survived changing religions, economies, wars. It'll survive your skepticism too. What's your actual problem with it?