Original sentence: It is often created by a contract or through civil processes.Marriage is a personal union between individuals.Marriage is an institution in which interpersonal relationships (usually intimate and sexual) are sanctioned with governmental, social, or religious recognition.This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is called a wedding and the status created is sometimes called wedlock
Edited sentence: In other types of personal unions, the terminology may vary, and it is in a state of flux at present.In some western countries, non-mainstream unions are striving to obtain recognition and equality under the law, especially in the case of same-sex unions.It may be created by a contract or through civil processes.Marriage is a personal union between individuals, usually of an intimate and sexual nature, but sometimes also for convenience and other practical reasons.Marriage is an institution sanctioned and recognized by the state, society, and/or religious authority.Marriage is usually between a man and a woman, it may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is called a wedding and the status created is sometimes called wedlock.They may be called "common law marriage", "de facto relationships", "domestic arrangements", "civil unions", and many other terms