| Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a | | | | sets up or encourages the marriage; they may, |
| governmental institution. The most common form | | | | indeed, engage a professional matchmaker to find |
| of marriage unites one man and one woman as | | | | a suitable spouse for an unmarried person. The |
| husband and wife. | | | | right to marry whoever one wishes is one among |
| An intentional marriage is one where the partners | | | | the elementary human right, an inalienable human |
| are conscious, deliberate, and planful about | | | | rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". |
| maintaining and building a sense of connection | | | | This right is proclaimed in the Declaration of |
| over the years. A pragmatic marriage or arranged | | | | Independence and to this category the right to |
| marriage is made easier by formal procedures of | | | | home and marriage unquestionably belongs. |
| family or group politics. A responsible authority | | | | |