Marriage is an important institution in every society; it provides the means for the satisfaction of sexual relation and have rules and regulations of sexual competition and interest in the society. By ordering and channeling the satisfaction of sexual urge and channeling procreative energies, marriage helps the society to reduce the potential volume of conflict and other social problems associated with sexual deviance.

Marriage is a building block upon which all families are built upon, without marriage there will be no families. Today, the institution of family is in continues decline due to increase in domestic violence and high rate of divorce. Unestimated number of people have witnessed several occurrence of divorce and in several ways and at different circumstances with sad things like domestic violence, violence against women.

In Nigeria, in recent years, marital instability is one of the problems bedeviling the society and especially rampant among the Hausa communities. This may be due to the nature and customs of Hausa people and external influence on Hausa culture.

Furthermore, cases of child marriage and other forms of marriages arranged by parents are more in Hausa communities which may cause marital instability and to some extent divorce. This divorce may lead to serious social problems such as, family dissolution, inadequate socialization which in turn may lead to deviance and delinquency.

Marriage is a fundamental issue that brings about family union, and that the intense and close interaction creates a primary unit that functions as a major source of sustaining affection and love for each other i.e. for both parents and children. It also provides a means of legitimizing the husband/wife relationship as it legitimizes the sexual satisfaction.