A good marriage tends a man to steadiness, Sharpe.

Monogamous marriage, by its very conditions, tends to break down this strangeness.

Misyar marriages also tend to exploit the economic vulnerability of women in poverty.

Children raised in marriages tend to have more opportunities than children raised outside marriage.

The study's conclusions are consistent with many studies that have shown that marriage and parenthood tend to result in an increased work commitment for men.

They do not practice gotra exogamy, and marriages tend to take place among close kin.

Thus, early marriages tend, as a rule, to be barren for at least a while (adolescent subfecundity).

Interspecies "marriages" tended to be more for official convenience than anything else.

Of course, later marriages in themselves tend to reduce the number of children.

They are strictly endogamous, and marriages tend to occur within the biradari.