Marriage, " "mating, " and "love" are socially constructed phenomena that have little or no transferable meaning outside any given culture. The examples we've noted of rampant ritualized group sex, mate-swapping, unrestrained casual affairs, and socially sanctioned sequential sex were all reported in cultures that anthropologists insist are monogamous simply because they've determined that something they call "marriage" takes place there. No wonder so many insist that marriage, monogamy, and the nuclear family are human universals. With such all-encompassing interpretations of the concepts, even the prairie vole, who "sleeps with anyone, " would qualify. .Christopher Ryan
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A lot of people believe that marriage is more than just saying I love you to the person you are with right now. It is about commitment. If you are not willing or able to make the commitment to marry the person you are with, then you cannot truly love them, can you? If you really love someone, then you will work hard to make sure that they are happy. You will be there for them no matter what.
You will stick by their side no matter what happens in this messed up world. That is why marriage is so important.
Source: Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins Of Modern Sexuality
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