ABSTRACT
The marital home is the aim and cornerstone of the family. The spouses are the ones who provide the basis for peace and tranquillity by ensuring they agree on common goals and an understanding of their duties. Married life is not simply a means towards achieving a fixed goal, and it does not have an end like other activities; rather, it is a combination of spirit and goal that unite the couple in life. It is an open-ended obligation facing both spouses. Marriage constitutes a sign of reason and implies both parties understand their duties and are prepared to bear their share of the responsibility. However, in our country, marriage remains firmly under the tight control of the wife’s family or that of the husband. It is the mothers and fathers438 who choose a spouse for their child, determine the wedding day, and afterwards interfere in the couple’s life.
