Historically, females were viewed as property, owned by the father or husband. As property, female children were part of trade and buying, in exchanges of land deals and barters between men. As such, selling or giving young girls to marry started in ancient civilizations that also used slave bondage.
However, today, child marriage in most developed countries has been outlawed. It should be outlawed in all cultures. Girls and women are not chattel to be traded, bought, or sold.
It must have been around as long as there are humans. Marriage, as an institution that is regulated by society, must be much more recent.
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As long as guns have been around.
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Marriage counseling has been around for a long time, but strangely enough, it's usually not one of the first things couples think about when their marriage is at risk of failing. However, marriage counseling could be the key to saving your marriage and helping you and your spouse improve yourselves and your viewpoint on the marriage. Instead of continuing on in a downward spiral toward divorce, take the first step to arrange a marriage counseling session to see what it can do for you.
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