Early nomads in the middle east, where modern civilization arose, allowed a wife to have a tent of her own which she kept completely independent of her husband. The early Israelites kept this custom as well, as shown in the last book of Proverbs. http://kennethharperfinton.me/2015/06/30/love-and-marriage-then-and-now/ CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR ENTIRE ATICLE Love is seen everywhere … Continue reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE, THEN AND NOW