Families are found in all the diverse patterns, creeds, sizes and colours and they form the heart and soul of the human society. Talking about marriage and family, they both are perhaps society’s oldest and most resilient institutions. From the very beginning of human life, people have always grouped themselves into families to strengthen and support each other emotionally and physically and for communal support as well.

One of the most important characteristics of families is that they change and they evolve. The family structures of various communities may be different around the world but it is actually the value of a family that endures because it denotes and signifies love and affection and the support that the members of a family get from each other.