Why have government recognize marriage?

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The following is my perspective alone. I did not copy it from anyone or from any web site. It is my own creation but feel free to share it.

Why does government give special rights and privileges to married people that they don’t give to single people? It is because married people supposedly benefit society. ....

Yep. That's the core of the problem alright. We've allowed government to dole out special privilege in the name of social engineering. But this kind of government manipulation of society is always problematic because everyone has different ideas on what the good life is. Government should, instead, protect our freedom to decide for ourselves what constitutes the good life and stay out of our personal affairs.