Marriage By I4M Period: 661 BCE to 332 The First Marriage 342 BCE Ban On Same-Sex Marriage In Rome Oct 11, 1040 Ban On Polygamy For German And French Ashkenazi Jews Period: Oct 11, 1100 to Oct 12, 1200 Courtly Love And Romance Became Popular In Medieval Literature Oct 11, 1552 The marriage vow to have and to hold from this day forward was put into the Anglican book of common prayer Period: Oct 11, 1837 to Oct 12, 1901 Love became a Key component in marriage Nov 9, 1900 Married woman throughout the united states had the right to own property in there own name Nov 3, 1950 New law in China enforces monogamy Nov 3, 2015 United states allowed same-sex marriage