What is the concept of marriage?

The concept of marriage is the union of a man and a woman for the purpose of a certain social institution recognized. This is the social concept of marriage, which applies to fields of study such as sociology and ethics. In the field of jurisprudence, there is also a legal concept of marriage, which is created by marriage and extinguished by the death of one of the spouses or by divorce. Understood in its general conceptual sense, it encompasses different levels of meaning:

First, marriage is the union of a man and a woman. This is the prerequisite for the establishment of marriage and is the natural attribute that distinguishes marriage from other social relations.

Secondly, marriage must be a union between a man and a woman based on love and aiming at a long-term **** life together

Finally, marriage must be recognized by the local social system. Marriage is a legal concept and no union of the sexes that violates the law can be a marriage.