An Azande male asks a negotiator to discuss an offer with the prospective bride’s father. “Unless the suitor was deemed undesirable immediately, her father would discuss the matter first with his brothers and sisters, and next with the woman in question.” (Culture Sketches Chapter 1) In the case of The Azande, the female in question may choose to refuse the offer of marriage, thereby leaving her options open for a more advantageous financial offer or a suitor of her …show more content…
We as enlightened humans feel an overwhelming desire to show others we have entered into a contractual obligation to fulfill our primal need for procreation, utilizing the recently devised (I’ll assume by a female) concept of monogamy. Marriage can be as blissful as any other mental state. But in the end, we feed the worms and leave behind a lineage of DNA. Marriage can be a personal Shangri La or a personal Hades. Your cultural upbringing will help you decide