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marriage

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Overview

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is nearly a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing sexual activity, and sexual intercourse with others aside from one's spouse may be considered immoral or even illegal in some jurisdictions. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding, while a private marriage is sometimes called an elopement.

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Notable quotes

“Every one who marries goes it blind, more or less.”
— Henry Adams, Esther: A Novel (1884), Ch. VII.
“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman', for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24 (TNIV)
“No woman marries for money: they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him.”
— Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living,
“When I married a malicious husband, when I bore a malicious son, an unhappy heart was assigned to me.”
— Sumerian proverb, Collection I at , .
“Women when they marry buy a cat in the bag.”
— Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Book III, Chapter V.
“A marriage contract compels a woman to work for a man. This is voluntary servitude so long as a woman loves a man. But when she does not love him it becomes involuntary servitude, which the consititution does not permit in the United States.”
— Mrs Henriette Johnstone-Wood, 1909 (via Chronicling America).

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Notable quotes

“Every one who marries goes it blind, more or less.”
— Henry Adams, Esther: A Novel (1884), Ch. VII.
“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman', for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24 (TNIV)
“No woman marries for money: they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him.”
— Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living,
“When I married a malicious husband, when I bore a malicious son, an unhappy heart was assigned to me.”
— Sumerian proverb, Collection I at , .
“Women when they marry buy a cat in the bag.”
— Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Book III, Chapter V.
“A marriage contract compels a woman to work for a man. This is voluntary servitude so long as a woman loves a man. But when she does not love him it becomes involuntary servitude, which the consititution does not permit in the United States.”
— Mrs Henriette Johnstone-Wood, 1909 (via Chronicling America).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is nearly a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing sexual activity, and sexual intercourse with others aside from one's spouse may be considered immoral or even illegal in some jurisdictions. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding, while a private marriage is sometimes called an elopement.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named marriage: 1929 film by Eberhard Frowein · 1927 film by Roy William Neill · 2021 studio album by Deap Vally · Debut album by Attack in Black