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Originally Posted by poppy99
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can someone tell me what sigheh means? Although I am Iranian, I have been out of Iran since 3 and have not had many opportunities to mix with Iranian communities, hence my knowledge of Iranian culture is not that great. I would appreciate any feedback.
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Hi,
just to add to the detail;
There are 2 types of Sighe (Literally means Aghd or contract):
1- Permanent
2- Temporary
Whats been generally known as Sighe (by itself) is the second type.
By the way this isnt something that is recommended or urged upon.
And is not for the sole purpose you mentioned. On the contrary, what is recommended is permanent marriage and commitment.
It rather serves as an option to the ones who require it.
Natural human desires should be fulfilled in a correct manner ... There are people who -for any reason- just cant marry or commit to long term relationships, what are they supposed to do?
This way, they are in a kind of contract and limited rather than be free to do whatever whenever.
Its mostly used for couples to get to know one another before marriage ...
But this does not cover up certain realities we face in our society (in Iran), where -more often- men take advantage of this rule and misuse it, which is wrong. And lets not forget that the consent of both parties are necessary so it goes both ways...