Marriage

Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. Historically, marriage has been a social contract between a man (husband) and a woman (wife). Polygamy has been a common variation in some cultures, usually in the form of polygyny (a man taking several wives) but occasionally in the form of polyandry (a woman taking several husbands). In some western societies today, same-sex marriage is recognized as a variant.

See also

• Adultery - consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse.
• Alimony - obligation of support.
• Annulment - legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void.
• Arranged marriage - marital partners are chosen by others.
• Betrothal - formal state of engagement to be married.
• Bond - a connection.
• Chinese marriage - arrangement between families.
• Common-law marriage - class of interpersonal status.
• Consummate - bring marriage to its completion, usually by making love.
• Covenant marriage - in some U.S. states, a form of marriage where divorce is made more difficult
• Digital marriage - two people who have no connection outside their gaming lives come together within a virtual community.
• Divorce - ending of a marriage.
• Engagement and engagement ring
• Fathers' rights
• Fleet Marriage
• Ghost marriage
• Group marriage
• Handfasting
• History of Civil Marriage in the U.S.
• Honeymoon
• Legal aspects of transsexualism
• Legal consequences of marriage in the United Kingdom
• Levirate marriage
• Marriage strike - Increasing ambivalence toward marriage in American men.
• Marriageable age
• Mail-order bride
• Misyar marriage
• Morganatic marriage
• Mut'a marriage
• Polygamy
• Proxy Marriage
• Same-sex marriage
• Separation - ending of a marriage.
• Sororate marriage
• Temporary marriage
• 'Urfi marriage
• US rights and responsibilities of marriage
• Wedding
• Wedding band (or ring)
• White wedding
• Wife Swap, a reality TV series