Berdelism

Categories: inceldom and society

'''Berdelism''' is a form of [[marriage]] that is an alternative to financial transaction such as giving a dower, dowry or bridewealth. In the case of a maiden or bachelorette within one's household, she is given in exchange for a female relative in the receiving household. In the event of a bachelor within one's household, he is given in exchange for a male relative in the receiving household. In other words, you either exchange males, or exchange females. So in essense, berdelist ceremonies always involve four people. This type of [[marriage]] is useful for people who are not financially well-off and thereby can't afford to pay huge sums of money for weddings.
==Names==
Berdelism has many different names, including parallel marriage, four-way marriage, berdel mariage, sister swapping, daughter swapping, brother swapping or son-swapping, niece swapping or nephew swapping.
== See also ==
* [[Marriage]]
* [[Arranged marriage]]
*[[Wedlease]]
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