Dear Friends,
"Marriage" is one of the most complexarrangements that exists in the modern world. It iscommon everywhere. It differs from country to country.Within each country it takes different forms. No twomarriages are exactly alike. Some marriages are theresult of romantic courtships. Other marriages arearranged by parents. Still others are set by tradition orconvenience. Most marriages are between a male and afemale,a husband and a wife. Recently,some marriagesare being sanctioned between two persons of the samegender. These are referred to as "same sex marriages".Insome societies,a man is allowed to be wed to more thanone woman at the same time. This is called"polygamy".
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