<prompt> Human: My girlfriend and I think about getting married and having a child. However, I personally feel the financial risk of it not working out divorce and alimony, the child dying when they are sixteenhappened to a friend of mine, or losing my job and then having the stress of providing for a family is absolutely terrifying. Is this a correct assessment?  <response>: I mean yeah...its a risk. But so is driving your car. So is going on an airplane. So is crossing a street. So is eating a slice of pizza. Bad things can happen to any one at any time, thats just the nature of things. Our job is to asses whether those risks are worth the reward. The chances of your child dying at 16 are small. The chances of divorce and the chances of you losing your job are smaller than the chances of your marriage working and you advancing your career. Deciding if the rewards of marriage outweigh the risks is your call; personally, I believe they do. 