Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the necessity of marriage for raising children. The questioner suggests that without the social construct of marriage, men would abandon women, leaving them as single mothers. Acharya Prashant counters this by questioning the foundation of such a relationship. He asks if one is with a woman solely due to social fear and pressure, rather than love. If a man would leave a woman in the absence of social pressure, it implies the relationship is not based on love. In such a relationship, built on fear and compulsion, what kind of upbringing would a child receive? It would be better for the man not to be there at all. The speaker points out a significant assumption in the question: that a man's role in raising a child is solely to provide resources. He questions the kind of man who is in a relationship only because of social fear. Such a man, being in the relationship out of compulsion, would only poison the child's life. He argues that if a man is with a woman only due to social obligation, he is not in a relationship with her, but is merely an agent of society. He asks women if they would want a man who is with them only because of the fear of society's stick. He says if he were a woman, he would kick such a man out, telling him to stay only if there is love. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the issue is not marriage itself, but the lovelessness that pervades society. He states that he is not against marriage but is in favor of love. However, he notes that in many people's lives, marriage and love are mutually exclusive. When he speaks in favor of love, people assume he is against marriage because their own marriages lack love. He clarifies that when he speaks of love, he is not referring to just the love between a man and a woman. Love is the inclination of the ego towards the Self. It is about living to one's fullest potential, living as the Soul. This is the purest definition of love. The problem is that due to wrong upbringing and influences, we are not capable of love. We are dry, loveless people, and that is the real issue, not marriage. He concludes by stating that love is essential, and once there is love, whether one marries or has sex are secondary, trivial matters.