John Harlow wrote:

Who are you to define "marriage" thusly?


It's not my definition.

It's not Merriam-Webster's either:

(1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband
or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2)
: the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship
like that of a traditional marriage same-sex marriage

Interesting. The union of (1) and (2) still precludes several forms of
marriage that do or have existed.

I like how mw uses the phrase "traditional marriage" to cover what Steve and
those of his ilk would merely call "marriage", but it's not really
accurate. There are plenty of traditions that have included forms of
marriage with more than a pair of spouses.

- Andrew