I agree. I got married because I did have strong desire to be Mr. Family and I love being so.
If not for child raising, I do not see a point in this current day.
I think “dating” without the intention of marriage and being a soyfriend/bore friend as a man older than 25 years is lower than seeing prostitutes. I cannot think of a more resource/draining and emotionally-exhausting position with little return on investment to be in.
Most soyfriends are employees of their “girlfriends”.
I agree that there isn't much point in being married if you aren't going to have a family, at least from the man's perspective as the main breadwinner and with divorce so much geared towards females. Obviously, women are very much incentivized to push for marriage regardless of whether or not there will be children.
I don't agree that dating without intending to marry over the age of 25 is worse than seeing a prostitute. Some guys like the chase. Men want to "hunt." A prostitute is not a challenge.