I still think it's important for people to have a sharp, ongoing critique of marriage in patriarchal society — because once you marry within a society that remains patriarchal, no matter how alternative you want to be within your unit, there is still a culture outside you that will impose many, many values on you whether you want them to or not. ✨ You Don’t Have to Wear White: Rethinking Those Disney-esque Marriage Traditions by J.N. Salters, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 26, 2013.
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