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My Great-Grandmother married her Husband’s Brother.

In Matrimony by Odogwu Ibezimako

In a society with no social insurance checks and no modern medicine, your family was not just your labour force. Your family was your healthcare system, your emergency response unit, and your primary caregiver. Polygamy promised safety. Everyone had a family, and every family protected their own.

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Good family:
Who is worthy of love ?

In Matrimony by Odogwu Ibezimako

Marriage is not about marriage – it is about power. It is about who is considered valuable, and what human interactions are sanctioned by society. This is what I am going to discuss here—value systems that are upheld and reproduced through marriage rituals.