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  1. Sep 2017
    1. The woman, however, is free to fraternize with the parents and rela-tives of her husband. These marriage customs prevail for more than fifty leagues inland from the island

      I wonder why. I thought the man always had more power during these times, but in this sense, the woman has more power as she is allowed to socialize with her husband's family, and the husband is not allowed to socialize with his wife's family.