Abstract

LIVE-IN-RELATIONSHIP: AN INDIAN SCENARIO

Dr. Kalpana Deokar

Volume: 6 Issue: 2 2016

Abstract:

The oldest institution on earth concerning human relationship is marriage that has survived all odds all over the world. In India marriage has always been considered a sacrament. It is an important institution, where the parents and elder in the family arrange or plan their children’s marriage by taking into account factors like age, height, personal values, tastes, background of their families, caste and also sometimes astrological compatibility of the couple. The joy of marriage blessed with loving respectful children who easily transition from childhood into responsible adult. It is a dream of most man and women found in almost every nation and culture. Traditionally, marriage has been an exclusive bond between a man and women which includes most intimate of acts, the sexual union. The husband and wife are considered as one in the eyes of law. The legal consequences of marriage that follow add to the sanctity of this relationship. Marriage legally entitles both the persons to cohabit; the children born out of a legal wedlock are the legitimate children of the couple; the wife is entitled to maintenance during the subsistence of marriage and even after the dissolution of marriage and many more. In recent years this traditional and religious approach and pattern has been changing. Some are choosing to have live-in-relationship, children out of wedlock and also homosexual relationships.

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