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In reply to the discussion: Why do people have kids with their boyfriends/girlfriends? [View all]OneTenthofOnePercent
(6,268 posts)They may actually have made a conscious decision to have children out of wedlock. The merits of the 'stupidity' of those decisions in such predetermined situations would have to be examined on a case-by-case basis. But for the most part, I think that the kids being had out of wedlock is resultant of poor critical thinking skills; not the other way around.
The primary specific factor seems to be the standards one sets for selecting a marriageable mate must typically be much higher than the standards one uses to select with whom they're willing to have sex. I can personally attest to the fact that there are numerous people I would consider screwing... but only a fraction of those would I be willing to commit to marrying. I suspect most other people hold a similar mindset. That's not stupidity, just a natural sex drive. The problem is that some people are too stupid to correctly use effective means of birth control.