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To: Wayners who wrote (655060)	5/16/2012 2:42:42 PM
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What was marriage's original purpose and where/how/when did it originate? Muinghan Life During Wartime Best Answer - Chosen by Asker answers.yahoo.com The institution of marriage pre-dates reliable recorded history, though many cultures have legends or religious beliefs concerning the origins of marriage. The origin of marriage may lie in a man's need for assurance as to paternity of his children. He might therefore be willing to pay a bride price or provide for a woman in exchange for exclusive sexual access. For most of European history, marriage was more or less a business agreement between two families who arranged the marriages of their children. Romantic love, and even simple affection, were not considered essential. Historically, the perceived necessity of marriage has been stressed. Basically, through most of Western civilization, marriage has been more a matter of money, power and survival than of delicate sentiments. Combining of families for power in numbers, gaining land, political reasons, legitimate heirs, insuring royal bloodlines, strategic reasons, even ownership of property, etc.