Some research/advice for you on society & behavior of people in society.
Most of us are more apt to be restrained from doing something bad by the social convention that approves or disapproves of it than by any law against it.
There are certain behaviors that society approves of, but the law does not. And certain laws that the law deems correct, yet society does not. Sometimes both the law and society agrees and other times they don’t. Is it possible that your behavior also plays a role in this? “There are two types of basic human behavior. Innate behavior, which is automatic and exhibited by all individuals. Learned behavior, which is modified by experience and will vary.” (See Sources number 2). Some behaviors benefit society and/or the law, and some do not.
There is also a sociological study, in which the conclusion was that unmarried women that live with men are not as happy than married women. All because society doesn’t approve of it. “The study of 22,000 people from around the world found that British women who cohabited with men before they were married were slightly unhappier than married women, and that the most likely reason was because they had “violated: normal behavior and had to endure disapproving glances. The researchers also claimed that one of the possible reasons they were unhappy was because they were “pitied” for failing to persuade their man down the aisle, and they had low self-esteem” (See number 2 source)
In Conclusion: Society should not be a factor in how you wish to live your life. Make society work for you, not you work for society.
Sources:
2.) http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_type_of_behavior_of_which_a_society_greatly_disapproves
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