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Most of the things said about marriage are trying to convey a 1)___________ truth. But definitions change with culture and values.

10,000 years ago, marriage was a way of establishing rights to 2)___________ by the process of designating certain children as heirs. Marriage later became an official institution run by 3)___________ authorities. By 2100 BC, there were already legal regulations governing marriage. Simultaneous marriage was permitted in some societies. In the himalayas a woman could have 4)___________.

The types of people in marriages also varied, and sometimes included two people of the same sex. Of these arrangements, the first to officially be called marriages appeared in 5)___________, where two famous emperors both married men. This was banned in 342 A.D.

There were even “ghost marriages”, which were arranged in China to continue family lineages or appease 6)___________.

For most of history, marriage has depended on practicality. Marriage for love and companionship only became common in the last 7)___________. As society’s 8)___________ change, the understanding of marriage means will change with them.

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