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Marriage is the process by which two women commit to spending their lives together. It is a legally-binding contract involving both spouses and the Sapphorian State. There may or may not be a religious angle to it, depending on the religious beliefs of the partners. Approximately 35% of Sapphorians are married in church, 50% in a registry office and the remaining 15% in other locations. The government and society's focus on family values means that marriage is considered sacrosanct. Divorce rates are low and adultery is very harshly punished.

Sapphorians can legally marry at the age of 23 when they acquire their full adult rights. It is relatively uncommon for schoolgirls to get engaged before this time as most Sapphorians marry at around 27.

Monogamy is a concept confined almost exclusively to the married in Sapphory. Because it is normal for unmarried Sapphorian girls to be polyamorous, it is correspondingly expected that once a woman settles down, that is it.