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Marriage In 12th Century Greece

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Marriage is defined as, “the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law” (Marriage). Marriage has changed throughout the years. During the time in Ancient Greece, feelings in marriage were not as important as inheritance. When a women’s dad would pass away and he did not have any male heirs, she would then have to marry her closest male relative. In Rome, wife swapping was a big thing to do, and in 6th century Europe people were polygamist. Then when we get into the 12th century Europe, this is when marriage is set up for the children. Peasants can pay a fee to choose their partner or marry the person that the lord chooses in 14th century Europe. In the 1950’s, if people were to remain single, …show more content…

A single person can do whatever they want. They have no commitment to anyone. They can go see and go wherever and date whoever they want. She decided to do an experiment to decide which she would rather do, be single or married. She then watched her brothers and sisters with their husbands and wives to see how happy they were. She first visited her older sister, while being there she discovered that her sister looks forward to the time she has with her husband after the kids have gone to sleep. Peterson noticed how the husband looked at her sister and how much they enjoyed the company of each other. Peterson was then able to witness other marriages outside of her family by just doing everyday things. She was in a store and saw and older couple looking at cards. They were laughing and it was a little gesture, but they seemed so happy to her. The moment they shared together was so genuine and meant something. She then realized she was feeling lonely and wanted to have a moment like that with a husband. She discovered throughout her experiment that single life has its perks but also the downfalls. She found out that marriage has a deeper connection between two people that people do not get with being single. She has decided that she wants to be married and spend her life with someone she loves. Someone she can share all her special moments with and share all the little moments with someone she loves for the rest of her life

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