Marriage, who does it benefit?

In the Bible, in Genesis, the work was given to Adam, the man. And the curse where it would be harder to farm and raise crops and provide for a family was given to him. God gave the man strength and endurance and an inner drive to accomplish something in life for this reason- he was made to work.

The curse of pain in childbirth was given to Eve, the woman. In the New Testament and in Proverbs 31, taking care of a household is depicted as the woman's area of responsibility. Women carry and give birth to and care for children and God gave them a heart and body to do so.

The man's role is to provide and the woman's is to manage the household. Each has what they need to accomplish their role.

But we live in today, in the era of two income households, public and private schooling, daycares, and women who have careers. In the average marriage, or live-in partnership, the woman works in addition to taking care of the house and caring for the kids. This doesn't really look like it benefits the woman. I mean, why should women have to bear both curses? There are some great guys who pitch in in the housework and take an active role in raising and training children, but honestly, is that really the average man, even the average Christian man? Probably not. Sometimes the man is in the home and sometimes he's not. Either way, it's the woman who is left to manage a house and help the kids with their homework and put them in bed and manage extra curricular activities. Two curses.

Given these choices, to only work and care for myself or to work and then have to care for a husband, raise kids, and take care of a house, I choose being single. Marriage doesn't look appealing if I have to bear his curse in addition to my own.

So in a marriage, a guy gets someone to cook and clean and bear his children and help support the family, but what does the girl get? It used to be that the girl got financial stability and the freedom to not have to work outside the home, but its not like that anymore. Marriage benefits the man, unless he makes enough to support a family.