Hi, I sometimes feel lonely because I am not in any matrimony or wedlock.
I'm also not married. It can be hard to find the right person to make such a commitment.
I agree, but in some cultures, marriage is recommended and unmarried folks are frowned upon!
Oh my. Can you tell me anything else about marriage in other cultures?
Well, across cultures marriage may be influenced by socially determined rules, prescriptive marriage rules, parental choice and other factors!
I wonder about the history of marriage and when it became such an important part of life.
Marriage has always been a part of human life, it has been practiced as a cultural tradition for centuries.
Interesting. It does seem like fewer people are getting married these days and living alternative lifestyles not bound by tradition.
usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that "Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. Marriage shall be entered into
companion in the house with me. I have gone a wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any one of them. I feel that it is not good for man to be alone, and [I] should not be astonished to find myself married to some old maid who can nurse me when I am sick, provide good dinners for me when I am well, and not expect from me any very ardent or romantic affection." After King died in 1853 Buchanan described him as "among the best