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1 day ago · In some cases, Traveller women may be forced to marry without their knowledge, only finding out about the arrangement on the day of the wedding. For example, Bridget Walls, a 26-year-old Irish Traveller woman, shared her experience of being forced into an arranged marriage on her 16th birthday, which she described as the "worst day of her life."
5 days ago · Polygyny, marriage in which two or more women share a husband. Sororal polygyny, in which the cowives are sisters, is often the preferred form because sisters are thought to be more mutually supportive and less argumentative than nonsiblings.
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4 days ago · For Iranians marriage is an event, which must be celebrated not quietly but with glory and distinction. It is the most conspicuous of all the occasions and is celebrated in the presence of a fairly large assembly. In the past the parents and older members of the family arranged almost all marriages.
5 days ago · When I was younger I would joke with a friend of mine that if neither of us was married by the age of 60 we would enter into a marriage of convenience with one another. Of course, this was before I met the love of my life, Jason. At the time I hadn’t really thought about how a marriage of convenience would look like.
Jun 5, 2024 · An arranged marriage happens when two people who do not know each other get married. This union is usually under the influence of their parents. Some factors may influence their choice of the man or woman they pick for their child to marry. It could depend on if the person comes from a good family.
5 days ago · Divya's marriage was arranged, like many in India. But her family did not pay the usual hefty cash dowry to the husband -- something he used against her.
3 days ago · Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child. Although the age of majority (legal adulthood) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions.
