Sir Francis Bacon

I thought Bacon had a very interesting view on marraige. Overall his view of it comes across as negative. Saying that single men are much more productive in society because they are not bogged down by family responsibilities. But of course readers would have to look at the flip side of this view because if men were to do as Bacon said to than how would society function without anyone getting married and having children? Bacon says that getting married makes a man "soft" which it seems he dosent neccesarily see as a bad thing. Maybe Bacon means that men should wait until they are a bit older to get married that way they can achieve things while they are yougn and energetic, such things as political achievments and such things as being a soldier as well. Being a soldier who is single has some obvious benefits, you are able to be more "fierce" in battle because you do not have to worry about leaving behind a wife and children to take care of themselves if you die. Possibly Bacon thinks that getting married slightly older would be better for society that way more things would get done but society itself would still be able to function because the population would be steady. Needles to say that Bacon does not take into account what the young women would feel being made to marry older men as is evident in a quote about them "women are young mens mistresses, companions of middle age, and old men nurses."