Afghanistan+relationships

 Due to the fact that the sexes are segregated at puberty,dating is non-existent. However, despite the fact that weddings are arranged, the bride and groom are allowed to meet before and can either approve or reject the union. The groom's family has to pay a "bride price" to the bride's family that the matchmakers determine beforehand. It gives the brides finincial stability in case of divorce. One of the premarital events, the shirini-Khori or" eatting of the sweets", is used to meet the family before the wedding, which would occur months later. It was mentioned in //The Kite Runner,// in the preparation for Amir's wedding to Soraya Taheri. -Dating

[|Marriage]   To strengthen family ties, Afghani wedding are usually between cousins. The wedding lasts for three days. There are events at both the bride's and groom's house. The sexes are segregated, except for the signing of the contract and the Quran recitation. Men can have up to four wives, but most only have one because they have to love all of them equally.

Divorce Despite the long wedding ceremony, divorce is simple. The husband only has to announce it publically three times. However, premarital and extramaterial sex is forbidden. If caught, it has severe punishment, including death. In //The Kite Runner//, Amir was at a soccer game, when a couple was brought out in front of everyone at half-time, and stoned to death for commiting adultery by a man in a white robe and John Lennon-glasses. Stoning is a form of entertainment in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. They cleaned up the blood and continued to play after the stoning was over.