In much of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and Africa, parents have traditionally                                their children’s marriages.

Loving requires                              , or the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, and                                , or the willingness to work through problems and conflicts as opposed to calling it quits when problems arise.

The goal of policy makers from the                            perspective is to return to a society more in line with the values and norms of companionate marriage.

                                 is the idea that heterosexuality is the only “normal, acceptable, or real option” which has been successfully challenged over the years.

The term                                             describes households that expand or contract around more or fewer family members, depending on family needs.

According to the                                 , many of the benefits associated with marriage result from the personal characteristics of those who choose to marry.

                                      is similar to, but more rigid than                                   which is the belief that people tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class.

Andrew Cherlin (2004) has described the                                      of marriage as the shift from institutional, companionate, to individualized marriage.

Love is not                                 , which involves maintaining relationships by consistently minimizing one’s own needs while trying to satisfy those of a partner.

                            is a more destructive form of                            .