once I had a heated argument with a Nepali guy who was more American in his thoughts than Nepali , We were arguing about marriages and divorce rates in Nepal and America, I told him Nepal has less divorce rate than USA because people know the meaning of marriage because of our culture and society, lots of give and take and a balance of authority inn place. Dad brings money home and mom is in charge of using it wisely. in a close  perfect nepali home, Wife respects the husband and husband recognizes that and cares, provides and supports the wife in every ways. these are exceotions but overall nepali marriages are different than Americans. that was one of my points then he asked me this, If divorce was common in Nepal, how many women would divorce their husbands in Nepal given the chance, its a male dominated world in Nepal and women in a marriage faces a lot of challenges and have to sacrifice a lot to make the marriage last, she gets beaten, over worked, dominated, limited freedom and her life is about serving the family.SO how many Nepali women in Nepal with bad relations get a divorce if given the chance. They are stuck with an abusive drunk husband and some are even killed. He had a good point. So to define marriage is hard I guess it all depends where and the culture and tradition plays a huge role in the marraige mind set. Personally I think Love and respect is the key to a happy marraige and yes a lot of mutual sacrifices along the way, Its a journey of life my friends, and to share it with some one so compatible is heavenly but by no means one should continue to be married in an abusive relation.