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You would have a point if you could not get government recognition of a marriage unless there were children. That is not the case.
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For the umpteenth time, children are NOT the sole compelling interest the government has in heterosexual marriage. The sacrifices of the spouses, particularly the female, play an enormous role - even if she ultimately fails to produce children. Consider a woman who has a great career, who finds herself pregnant. Halfway through the pregnancy she has a miscarriage. It happens again a year later. This time, the doctor tells her she should quit her job and take it easy so that she might carry the baby to term. She does, but she still has a miscarriage. She has sacrificed her career in the attempt to have a child. These are things that we take for granted in this society - that without such sacrifices, many of us would not be here, and those that are have better lives because of those sacrifices by our parents.