By 
Alex Gendler
 | 
TED-Ed Original

The history of marriage

A white puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched providing insights on polygamy same-sex unions and even marriage between the dead and the living.

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