Is it wrong to have a baby and not get married?

Marriage is much more than a piece of paper saying you're married. It comes with legal rights that you should make yourselves aware of. Like custody and work benefits. Also, you may be stopped from seeing your partner in the hospital if you are not their spouse. You should for the safety and security of your kid(s).

Marriage is not a guarantee. Anyone could divorce the other if need be. As far as bringing children into this world, I'm sure it makes no difference. There are plenty of people who have been together for decades with no intent of being/getting married and having it last...i.e Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed and they have 2 children (though I don't know if that would count as a good relationship lol), Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn have been together for more than 20 years and have 1 child together. Ideally to most people it would be beneficial if the parents were married but this isn't the 50's anymore. I used to think it would be best too if the parents were married for more than one reason but if you really look at it, most marriages end horribly, sometimes to the effect if there were children involved. And most people are happiest not married than when they actually are and who is to say it is wrong? It is nobody's business but yours and if someone has a problem with it then tell them they can get married and have a baby their own d amn selves lol.

No, it is not wrong, but depending on where you live, you may need to consider the legal implications. For example, in Canada a common law relationship brings with it pretty much the same rights and responsibilities as a marriage, but that may not be the case where you live.

you never have to get married, but you should make sure that you are both going to be there for each other and for the child before you make the decision to have one. The only real issue would be that if something happened to one of you, would the other one be taken care of. You should really work on some kind of legal paperwork to make sure that you are covered in this instance. good luck ttc.

As long as the two of you are happy w/ your current situation don't worry about it. It would be wrong to get married BECAUSE you had a baby!

If you can make the committment to have a baby together, and live together, then there is no difference in marriage. The Bible expects marriage, before the baby. Thats where I stand.

If that's what you want. Be prepared when your child is growing up and wants to know why mommy and daddy aren't married and all of their friends have married parents. If you can make the commitment to have a baby then make the commitment to get married.

I don't think it's a necessity to be married and to have a child, as long as both of you plan to stick around and be in that child's life no matter what. There's nothing wrong with that at all. Some people feel it's best to get married because it's legal and can help if God forbid anything every happen to one of you.

Nope, marriage doesn't guarantee anything. It only means what you want it to. You can still have the same relationship as a married couple without the contract saying so. I think you should both be committed fully to the child but marriage is not necessary for that.

Yes, and it's wrong and sinful to have a baby before marriage...you are both sins