Is Marriage A Joke

While chatting with the strangers on orkut as a part of my habit, eventually a topic of marriage was started. It was all about what marriage will bring to you. In many countries Divorce rate has been increased to 40% and fortunately in India it is still 2-3%. We were trying to find the reason and we came across certain facts...
People are not taking marriages seriously.
The countries where Divorce rate is high, about 50 years back there it was much harder to take Divorce and it used to be considered as very bad in the society and all the people and church would look down to Divorced person..
But now with the increase of liberty it has become normal, and fortunately in India despite of liberty still the situation is very Good and Divorce rate is very low.
I came to know that people in all the countries with the same thought as in India that they will spend all the life together but if the partner isn't so nice as they thought they just divorce and seek another partner. They don't think divorce as bad.
And now the situation in India is also becoming like that till today the situation India is like that it was in other countries 50 years back when people were scared of Divorse but the Day seems not to be far away when the situation in India will also be same.
As per the views of a foreigner "" If people just don't fit together they should not spend all their lives together and its better if people think about it before they get married. And it would be nicer if people just stay together.""
After this I am confused about what should be there.
Is the live in relationship a better option???
But honestly I am not in favor of that and as per me after getting married only your partner could be your best life partner!!!