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  2. Confucian view of marriage - Wikipedia

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    Due to the concept of filial piety and following rites of propriety, marriage was a costly affair and seen as second only to funeral ceremonies. The use of a matchmaker was meant to ensure that the husband and wife were compatible with each other and that the marriage followed proper rituals, but primarily worked in the families' best interests.

  3. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    The wedding vows used in the Lutheran Churches are as follows: [ 8] I, [name], take you, [name of bride/groom], to be my wedded [wife/husband], to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,

  4. Say Yes (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Say Yes (short story) “Say Yes” is a short story written by Tobias Wolff in 1985. This story is about a husband and wife discussing the issues of interracial marriage. While she feels that race should not be a factor when marrying someone, he disagrees, saying, “how can you understand someone who comes from a completely different ...

  5. Marriage - Wikipedia

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    To give the wife partial or total control over property belonging or potentially accruing to the husband. To establish a joint fund of property – a partnership – for the benefit of the children of the marriage. To establish a socially significant 'relationship of affinity' between the husband and his wife's brothers."

  6. Bride of Christ - Wikipedia

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    Bride of Christ. The bride of Christ, or the lamb's wife, [1] is a metaphor used in number of related verses in the Christian Bible, specifically the New Testament – in the Gospels, the Book of Revelation, the Epistles, with related verses in the Old Testament . The identity of the bride is generally considered within Christian theology to be ...

  7. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. Virginia Eliza Poe ( née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nature of the couple's relationship. Though their marriage was loving, some ...

  8. Laavaan - Wikipedia

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    Rather they alone are called husband and wife, who have one soul in two bodies." The four laava give the Sikh couple spiritual guidance for their life ahead. The Guru tells of the four spiritual stages of married life and how the couple as a team have to first begin by following the path of righteousness and sinless-ness.

  9. Buddhist view of marriage - Wikipedia

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    Since marriage is secular,[1]Buddhism has no restrictions on divorce.[10] Ven. K. Sri Dhammanandahas said "if a husband and wife really cannot live together, instead of leading a miserable life and harboring more jealousy, anger and hatred, they should have the liberty to separate and live peacefully." [11] See also.