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[5] [clarification needed] Many Chinese put the ring away to protect it, except for important holidays, such as anniversaries. [5] In Chinese tradition, higher status for men was signified by having several young female partners or concubines. A ring denies that status. For this reason, many modern Chinese men do not wear a wedding ring.
It has been observed in many non-human animals (see mate guarding and sperm competition), as well as humans. [1] Sexual jealousy is a prime example of mate guarding behaviour. Both males and females use different strategies to retain a mate and there is evidence that suggests resistance to mate guarding also exists.
Marriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.
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Simply being married, as well as the quality of one's marriage, have been linked to diverse measures of health. [288] [clarification needed] The health-protective effect of marriage is stronger for men than women. [289] [291] Marital status—the simple fact of being married—confers more health benefits to men than women. [289]
Westermarck argues that marriage is a social institution that rests on a biological foundation, and developed through a process in which human males came to live together with human females for sexual gratification, companionship, mutual economic aid, procreation, and the joint rearing of offspring. [4]
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Gratian is also quick to point out four main reasons people may have for getting married: that is for offspring, to pay the debt, or the obligation of sex, for incontinence, or to satisfy lust and for the sake of pleasure. A pattern of reciprocal sexual obligation then emerged.