Marriage generally refers to a social phenomenon that men and women of school age voluntarily combine in economic life, spiritual material and other aspects according to the marriage law, and get legal, ethical, medical and political recognition, and the two sides live together to form a family. A social bond or legal constraint that forms interpersonal relationships. According to different concepts and cultures, it is usually considered as a form of intimacy or sex, and it is declared as a wedding. There are many reasons for getting married, such as legal, emotional, economic, spiritual, social, personal, physical and psychological needs. Usually, marriage is the foundation and basis for forming a family. Both parents call them "in-laws" or "in-laws".

Monogamy between one man and one woman is generally recognized, and same-sex marriage is also recognized in some areas. In the cultural history of some areas and many ancient tribes in the past, there were other forms of marriage. Now the laws of some regions or religions also recognize polygamy.

Most countries and regions in the world implement the marriage registration system, and the number of people who get married is not limited by conditions.

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Marriage is a legal union or contract formed by two people living together.

From the form of expression, marriage is the combination of wealth, psychology and physiology of both parties; Essentially, it is a specific social contract between the two sides. Since the emergence of human society, the main means to regulate the combination of the two sides are customs, ethics and law.

The motive of marriage lies not only in satisfying sexual needs, but also in more complicated motives.

German sociologist L. Muller once divided motives into three categories, namely, economy, children and feelings. In ancient society, the dominant motive of marriage originated from the fact that women were tools to create wealth, and marrying a wife was to increase the labor force, so that people's sexual desire could be satisfied outside marriage. In the second period of human marriage history, the scope of women's labor gradually became smaller, and the problems of wealth and inheritance became increasingly prominent, so the concept of descendants of personal close relatives became the dominant motivation for marriage. Marriage is to have legal children and take care of the family. In the third period, women's social status changed, and personal freedom became social life.