Michael said:

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The thing is, if the story where to proceed along the lines of them getting married before they turn twenty and having a kid, then Lois would not have that many issues. There would be no Paul, no Claude. Just her father's lifestyle. But she would have Clark as a counter point.
All true. However, we all know what a lunkhead that Clark can be. What if he left Lois of his own accord, thinking that she and their baby would be better off without a freak like him around? Lois would just add Clark to her list of 'federal disasters'.

I'm not saying that it makes much rational sense, but there is Contact as a precedent.

BJ