Bite me.
Two thousand years of tradition and cultural norms out the window because you think it should?
Are you talking about slavery?
The tempest is about a word.
The 'tempest' is about using the power of the State to intrude into an area it has no business being.
Remove the State from the equation and there's no issue.
Do try to keep up....
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Apart from all that, the State has allows had an interest in marriage because it goes along with the rules of inheritance, of passing properties to the next generations in an orderly manner. Can’t reduce things to mere sentiment. Marriage is and always has been more than a sentimental relationship.