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It is commonly believed that the goal of every Free Woman upon Gor is
to arrange and maintain a lasting free companionship with a freeman of
her choice, to dwell with him in honor and dignity, to bear his children
and propagate their combined family line. A free companionship is typically
contracted only after much legal wrangling and dedicated pursuit on the
part of the male, after which a simple ceremony is held in which both
parties interlink arms and drink the wine of free companionship from the
same chalice, signifying that they pledge themselves solely to one another
for the period of one year. Every year this ceremony must be repeated,
and the companionship repledged by both parties; otherwise it is considered
to have lapsed. This seems a wise practice when one considers that due
to the stabilization serums, the typical Gorean lifespan can last several
centuries or more. During the period of this companionship, neither party
may willingly engage in sexual activity with another free person who is
not their sworn free companion. This monogomy, however, does not preclude
the sexual use of slaves by either party, provided of course such things
are acceptable to both parties. Gorean free companionship is therefore
a rather practical institution. A free companionship is immediately considered
legally dissolved if either party is enslaved.
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