Marriage is traditionally common among a lot of people depending on your lifestyle, religion or belief. What is marriage to you? How important is it to get married? Have you been married before? Download the Anchor App to start a conversation. I would...

Marriage is traditionally common among a lot of people depending on your lifestyle, religion or belief. What is marriage to you? How important is it to get married? Have you been married before? Download the Anchor App to start a conversation. I would love to hear your opinions so click the record button to allow others to hear what you have to say (recording max is 55 seconds).
In most societies, a marriage is considered a permanent social and legal contract and relationship between two people that is based on mutual rights and obligations among the spouses. A marriage is often based on a romantic relationship, though this is not always the case. But regardless, it typically signals a sexual relationship between two people. A marriage, however, does not simply exist between the married partners, but rather, is codified as a social institution in legal, economic, social, and spiritual/religious ways. 
Because a marriage is recognized by law and by religious institutions, and involves economic ties between the spouses, a dissolution of marriage (annulment or divorce) must, in turn, involve a dissolution of the marriage relationship in all of these realms. Typically, the institution of marriage begins with a period of courtship that culminates in an invitation to marry. This is followed by the marriage ceremony, during which mutual rights and responsibilities may be specifically stated and agreed to. In many places, the state or a religious authority must sanction a marriage in order for it to be considered valid and legal. 
In many societies, including the Western world and the United States, marriage is widely considered the basis of and foundation for family. This is why a marriage is often greeted socially with immediate expectations that the couple will produce children, and why children that are born outside of marriage are sometimes branded with the stigma of illegitimacy.
https://www.thoughtco.com/marriage-3026396

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