Both men and women consider having a family and children to be the most important merit of marriage. This merit has increased overall and significantly compared to the previous survey conducted in 2002. The second main merit of marriage, for both men and women, is psychological relief. This merit has overall decreased slightly for men and women compared to previous surveys. The merit of living with the person for whom one feels affection remains third but continues to decrease for women. This merit remained generally the same among men. Essentially, for both men and women, the merit of having a family and children has become increasingly important, with other merits remaining broadly the same or having declined slightly. In the case of women, the merit of being financially stable has continued to grow. This means that women are placing increasing importance on marriage when it comes to family, children and finances..