Bahá’í marriage is the commitment of the two parties one to
the other, and their mutual attachment of mind and heart. Each must, however,
exercise the utmost care to become thoroughly acquainted with the character of
the other, that the binding covenant between them may be a tie that will endure
forever. Their purpose must be this: to become loving companions and comrades
and at one with each other for time and eternity....
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections
from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
