Young man
Husband and wife relations are characterized by cooperation and affection. Though the husband is usually the dominant partner, the couple may easily separate and divorce. In traditional Ladakhi society the oldest son would inherit the house of the parents; younger brothers, in order to gain a share of the inheritance, could also marry the wife of their oldest brother. Each man was equally responsible for all of the children, jealousy was rare, and the adults loved all the children equally.
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