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According to many Christians, traditional biblical marriage is between one man and one woman, any other forms of marriage are "wrong".

In reality, there are eight types of "traditional marriage", all of which are mentioned in the bible, none of which are criticized.

01. Man and Woman (Nuclear) {Genesis 2:24}.
02. Man and Brother's Widow (Levirate) {Genesis 38:6-10} (A widow who had not given birth to a son was required to marry her brother in law. Wife was expected to submit sexually.)
03. Man, Wives, and Concubine (King Solomon, who had 300 wives, many were concubines)
04. Rapist and Victim {Deuteronomy 22:28-29} (a virgin who was raped must marry her rapist, and the rapist had to pay 50 shekels of silver for property loss.)
05. Man, Woman, and Woman's property {Genesis 16} (if a woman owns female slaves, they become husbands wives.)
06. Male Soldier and Prisoner of War {Numbers 31:1-18, Deuteronomy 21:11-14} (Under the command of Moses, Israelis killed everyone but virgin girls, who were taken as spoils of war. Wives were expected to submit sexually.)

07. Man and Multiple Women (Polygamy)
08. Male Slave and Female Slave {Exodus 21:4} (Owner could assign a wife to each of his male slaves. Wives were expected to submit sexually.)
Person 1: Gays should not be able to be married, it's against the Bible, the Bible says marriage is only between one man and one woman, it's wrong.

Person 2: Actually, in a traditional marriage, a woman has to marry her rapist, and Polygamy is not frowned upon, and during war, men could take virgins and force marriage on them. That's alright, but letting two people who love each other marry each other is not?
by MiSpoonIs2Big September 16, 2012
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Traditional Marriage

Two people that love each other without being forced into one.
Look those two men are married and are happy together, thats a traditional marriage.
by FluffiestFluffBall April 20, 2020
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Traditional Irish Save The Marriage Baby

A practice in cultures, most commonly believed to be originated from Irish heritage wherein the couple decides to have a baby instead of getting a divorce or actually working on their problems through healthy means. ALWAYS amplifies the problem but due to traditional views, the couple therein stays together and them and them child suffers. The classic "Stacking Shit on Shit" situation.
Nell and Hayden can't stop arguing every day.

We thought they were headed for divorce but they just announced they're going to have a baby. Ah, the Traditional Irish Save the Marriage Baby. Poor kid..
by Martini Drysdale March 3, 2021
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