Marriage has always been closely linked with both property and religion, serving as society's mechanism to regulate personal sex relations and social order. [1]
Andon and Fonta, at nine years of age, made a momentous agreement to live with and for each other, unknowingly laying the foundation for the human race. [2]
The continence cult tolerated marriage as an evil lesser than fornication, influencing the teachings of Christianity and fostering celibate priesthoods in many religions. [3]
Marriage does not exist after life in flesh, for those who are worthy to attain the mansion worlds will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will be as the angels of heaven. [4]
Prince's staff fostered courtship and marriage among the tribes, refining traditions and introducing competitive games, but the serious nature of the early tribes meant few practices endured the planetary insurrection. [5] Marriage, once always planned by parents, transitioned to professional matchmakers before evolving into an individual adventure. [6] Marriage could be annulled if a woman was barren, a practice seen in some primitive societies where trial marriages were based on fertility tests. [7] The betrothal was once seen as marriage, with conventional sex relations, but a sex taboo now separates betrothal and marriage due to religion. [8]
The evolution from in-marriage to outmarriage was driven by taboos against marrying within one's own totem, leading to the custom of wife stealing from neighboring tribes and ultimately shaping modern marriage practices. [9]
A significant progress occurred when men were no longer allowed to kill their wives at will, marking a step forward in women's rights and autonomy in society. [10] From barbers to priests, marriage transitions from group to individual affairs, bridging from parental planning to modern free choice. [11]
Polyandry in group marriages gave way before the emerging practices of polygamy, often limited to queens and rich women, with one wife for several brothers, due to caste and economic restrictions. [12]
Marriage was seen as a transactional contract where the husband lost his deposit in cases of divorce or desertion, showing the ancients' lack of trust in love and promises. [13]
Outmarriage was favored over in-marriage due to the observation that race mixture improved the quality of offspring, leading to increased evolutionary variation and survival ability, despite earlier mores restricting sex relations among near relatives. [14] In the Old Testament, a marital guilt test involved the accused wife drinking a concoction to determine her infidelity. [15] Marriage by capture preceded marriage by contract, just as raiding preceded trading. [16]
Child marriages were practiced among ancient peoples, who believed it essential for individuals to be married in order to enter spiritland, even arranging marriages for the deceased. [17]
Mores regarding marriage have evolved with society and provide the power to control the sex urge while indicating the current strength of civil government. [18]
800,000 years ago, Neanderthal tribes in France gave the most successful hunters the choice of wives from abundant game such as deer, elephants, and hippopotamuses. [19] Outmarriage fostered peace, promoted tribal co-ordination, and strengthened military alliances. [20]
The tradition of brother-sister marriages in royal families originates from the Adamic offspring mating with each other and was carried out by Adam and Eve in the Garden. [21]
Puberty was once the common age of marriage, now advancing with civilization, as peculiar celibate orders formed early in social evolution by individuals lacking normal sex urge. [22]
Marriage standards are a true indicator of the power of mores and integrity of civil government, as races exalting marriage survived in increased numbers. [23] Marriage evolved from requiring the consent of the tribal ruler to becoming a monogamous ideal free from slavery elements. [24]
Some tribes required feats to qualify for marriage, such as stealing, head-hunting, or riddle contests, while others tested male endurance or female skill in hunting and farming. [25] Marriage, under property mores, has historically been influenced by economic speculation, group welfare, and the concept of women as property. [26]
Polygyny and polyandry were common in the early history of marriage, evolving from group marriages and communal phases into various types of plural marriage, with wealth and status often determining the number and status of wives. [27]
Polyandry was limited to queens and rich women, being a family affair where one wife would marry several brothers, while economic and caste restrictions sometimes required several men to content themselves with one wife. [28] The institution of polygyny recognized four sorts of wives: ceremonial or legal wives, wives of affection and permission, concubines, and slave wives. [29] Outside of the Garden, multiple mating was a common practice, fueling Cano's belief in the righteousness of the Serapatatia project. [30]
Husbands could only take on as many wives as they could financially support, leading to wealthy men having numerous children through an assembly of laborer and slave wives. [31] The transition from polygamy to monogamy marked the end of the survival of female-slavery in marriage. [32]
Marriage, now temporarily unstable, faces widespread dissatisfaction and upheavals of adjustment as individual choice threatens long-standing taboos and mores. [33]
Marriage, a stabilizer of society, is influenced by factors such as pride, duty, and religious convictions, but is ultimately a human institution, not solely controlled by the church. [34] Marriage regulates sex relations, inheritance, and social order in the regulation of descent and succession. [35] Jesus led a Joyful Jewish wedding celebration in Cana that lasted a week, despite his sudden departure the next day with his newly chosen disciples. [36]
Marriage, a societal mechanism responding to bisexuality, evolves from the innate propensity of mating and is essential for regulating personal sex relations and social order. [37]
Marriage laws on the nearby planet require one year's notice, instruction in parental schools, and permission after the age of civil enfranchisement, with divorce regulations slightly laxer than on Urantia. [38] Marriage encompasses both societal mores and intimate personal relationships. [39] Balance youthful idealization with premarital disillusionment to navigate the realities of marriage and family life. [40]
The ideal of marriage as a human institution should not be mistaken for a sacrament, but rather embraced as a sacred and evolving social partnership. [41] This is a Golden Rule for husbands: “Cherish your wife as the Father exalts the Spirit Mother.”. [42]
Marriage is a lifelong partnership of self-effacement, compromise, devotion, and unselfish dedication to child culture, tested by continuous intimacy and founded on genuine personal devotion. [43] Material Sons portray ideals of marriage as humanly sacred on high spheres. [44] Michael and Mother Spirit represent the eternal union and equal partnership in the family organization and voluntary marriage. [45] The ideal of marriage is the most sacred and highest human relationship. [46]
Monogamy is ideal for those who attain this desirable state, but it tends to work a biologic hardship on those left out, yet it is decidedly best for the children. [47] Marriage thrives on antagonistic cooperation, blending personal interests into practical harmony, a hallmark of successful human institutions. [48]
Marriage is slowly evolving to be mutual, romantic, ethical, and idealistic, moving away from its industrial and transactional roots in primitive and even modern times. [49]
Monogamous marriage is decidedly best for children and fosters intimate understanding and cooperation for parental happiness, child welfare, and societal efficiency. [50] Enduring marriage is rooted in love for future generations, transcending mere biological affection. [51] Marriage should not be regarded as a sacrament, but rather as a human institution influenced by religion. [52] Monogamy is the idealistic goal of human sex evolution, reliant on rugged self-control to succeed. [53]
Monogamy is crucial for the advancement of social civilization and allows a mother to be certain of her husband's affections, fostering sentiment, moral character, and spiritual growth impossible in polygamy. [54] Marriage, the highest manifestation of antagonistic co-operation, is not biologic but sociologic, ensuring practical working harmony in homemaking. [55] Marriage is not solely based on sex, but rather on shared responsibilities and commitments. [56] Monogamy often fails for lack of self-control, the acme of all human virtues. [57] The real test of marriage is the inescapable continuous intimacy that requires self-effacement, compromise, and unselfish dedication to child culture. [58]
In striving for monogamous ideal pair marriages, society must not ignore the plight of those left out, as marriage should not equate to a complete monopoly of personality. [59]
Man's rightful authority over woman is only granted when she voluntarily accepts it, in exchange for the special protection he can provide as the partner responsible for nurturing children. [60]
Marriage, stabilized by mores, property, pride, chivalry, duty, and religion, is protected by the innate biologic fact that men and women will not live without each other, ensuring the stability of the family institution. [61] Marriage is the union of one man and one woman to establish a home of the highest social order. [62] Monogamy, artificial and unnatural to evolutionary man, contributes to the refinement of moral character and spiritual growth in advanced races. [63]
Monogamy, while beneficial for those who achieve it, can create biological hardships for those less fortunate, highlighting the need for balance between the well-being of individuals and the needs of society. [64]
Mortal ascenders on the mansion worlds can compensate for experiential deficiencies, except in their sex life, thus emphasizing the importance of disciplines from average sex relations. [65] A co-operating man and woman greatly improve chances for survival and begin human society, superior to two men or two women. [66]
Marriage is a crucial institution fostering cooperation between the sexes, bridging their differences to ensure the survival of civilization and the perpetuation of humanity. [67]
Marriage's role in evolution is to ensure race survival, prioritizing self-maintenance and self-perpetuation over personal happiness, with self-gratification being incidental. [68] Marriage is honorable and to be desired by all for the establishment of homes and the upbringing of children. [69] Marriage stimulates highest potentials in human nature and provides avenue for expression of quickened attributes of mortal personality. [70]
Marriage is worth any sacrifice requisite for its possession, as it nurtures mutual self-expression, understanding, and the development of strong character through affectionate and understanding friendships. [71]
Woman's innate urge to nurture and protect her offspring led her to champion marriage and early family structures; man, on the other hand, was driven by social expectations rather than biological instincts in the creation of homes and the institution of marriage. [72]
Immanuel discouraged Jesus from entering into the marriage relation, as his destiny must first be made manifest. [73]
See also: UB 82; UB 83; UB 84.