Often, these discussions go awry is when we overestimate and build upon solid seeming concepts that are actually squishy. Marriage and prison bitch have very d

Often, these discussions go awry is when we overestimate and build upon solid seeming concepts that are actually squishy. Marriage and prison bitch have very different connotations to us. To an alien...these are all in the sphere of coupling relationships. Ultimately, a 4th century peasant marriage, 19th century marriage, a 1950s American marriage and a modern, suburban gay marriage are all different from eachother... there's a common thread though. The semantics tend to become the discussion.