and fundamental things about marriage. First, it is the most important relationship, for which even family ties will in a sense be broken. This break does not come easily, especially in the circumstances of human life subsequent to the fall. Yet, for the sake of marriage “a man leaves his father and his mother.” Children, too, will always have to come within the context of the primary relation. Second, marriage is designed to be a lasting union. This is indicated by the words “cleave to” and even