The History of Marriages

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When most people think about marriages they usually think about two people that have decided to take the next step in their relationship by promising each other to love and be faithful to one another until death separates them. That wasn’t how it always was and you’ll find the differences and similarities between marriages now and then quite surprising. Back then a marriage had nothing to do with the union of two people that were in love but with the outcome of this union and weather you’ll be able to benefit from this. In many cases now people have the choice to marry whomever they please and manage their marriage however they want to as well, which is a great change. If more people new how marriages were dealt with back then they will surely appreciate the great privilege they have on making their own decisions. Although here in the United States and in other countries people are allowed to make their own decisions on how to manage their marriage which in other countries they don’t allow this and they have kept their traditions.
During the early BC years the upper class would use marriages to bring the bride and groom’s family more wealth and power and a marriage would have nothing to do with love or religion. Even the lower class women had no say in their marriages and were also arranged. Most marriages were arranged by the bride and grooms family. Women were usually married off to someone in a nearby tribe, they were married very young to someone usually a bit older and if you weren’t married you would be considered an outcast. Many people would get married to create families so that their children would help the family and to have someone to take over their property when they’re not around any longer and if a woman wasn’t ab...

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...oyed learning about the history of marriages and I also learned a lot from this project after this I think that I will continue to find more information about this topic.

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