Marriage and the discipline of denial
That golden idea of marriage was supported by a clear idea of the nature and purpose of ous English case of Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee, es Wilde defined marriage as “a union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, as understood in Christendom.” This was a case about whether polygamy could be recognised.
A union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Sir James Wilde made it clear that this common law understanding of marriage had its origins in Christianity. Christianity rejected polygamy. It also rejected divorce by the pronouncement of the talaq or the gett or any other means by which men discarded women for whom they no longer had a use.
That teaching about marriage went against the most primal instincts of men. Lifelong fidelity does not come easily, especially to men. Yet it is critical for the wellbeing of women and children that men will commit themselves to the support of their wives and the nurture of their children long after the bloom 
of youth has faded, long after the first rush of young love has dissipated, through the hard times as well as the good times. Continue reading “Men provide less investment in their children when they are no longer in a relationship with the mother”