id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3318 Husband - Wikipedia .html text/html 2776 345 66 The rights and obligations of a husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between societies, cultures and have varied over time. "Husband" further refers to the institutionalized form in relation to the spouse and offspring, unlike father, a term that puts a man into the context of his children. In the Middle Ages and Early Modern European history, it was unusual to marry out of love, but then doing so became an influential ideal.[6][7] During this period, a husband in a heterosexual marriage had more opportunities in society than his wife, who was not recognized as legally independent.[8] Many Muslims may agree on a perfectly equal relationship.[10] Islam is the only major religion that puts a cap on polygamy, limiting the number of a man's wives to four—provided the husband can do justice to all of them. ^ Britannica, Legal limitations on marriages (from family law) ^ Britannica, Legal limitations on marriages (from family law) ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3318.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3318.txt