By Elimu Assistant Team 
Advantages of a monogamous marriage
- To achieve intimate oneness for two persons. Two is company, three is a Crowd
- Wife, husband, and children get the undivided love
- It is easier to achieve complete faithfulness and trust
- It becomes easier to build confidence
- Makes it easier to bring up children in a healthy and peaceful atmosphere
- It is the only legal marriage relationship in law and according to the church
- Reduces the risk of drug and alcohol use by the children and parents/produces delinquency
- Helps to enhance/improve family resources
- Wife can enjoy all the rights and privileges without threat and competition
- Reduce the effect of injected with S.T.D.S
- Easier to achieve complete harmony and peace in the family
- The practices of inheritance upon the death of the father
- Children grow in confidence and develop love, trust, and respect for the father
- Reduces rivalry in family / Favoritism/jealousy among wives and children
- Reduces cases of homicide
Give seven advantages of a monogamous marriage. (7 marks)
Advantages of a monogamous marriage.
- A monogamous marriage minimizes wrangles/conflicts on property ownership/inheritance.
- It enhances security among the family members.
- It enhances commitment/undivided love.
- It upholds the dignity/ honour /confidence/trust among the family members.
- It reduces the risk of contracting infections/sexually transmitted diseases.
- Providing/catering for family needs is easier.
- It reduces delinquency among the family members.
- Monogamous marriage enhances/promotes intimacy/conjugal rights between the spouses.
