Before we get into the debate of live-in or tied, first we have to find out where in history the institution called "marriage" started. Before the advent of the British, quite a few socieities in India were practising polygamy and polyandry. So please don't chatter about our "glorious lineage". Prostitutes in ancient India were called Ganikas and were not looked down upon. Anyway, I can vouch that majority of those who go to prostitutes are married! What constitutes "marriage"? # Tying a "mangalsutra"? # Legal registration/commitment? # Religious ceremony? # Social certification/convenience? # Emotional and sentimental connotation? I fail to understand. Different people view it differently. And I keep wondering who "invented" this institution called marriage?
