It has been noted that in this staunchly catholic community, people regularly live together in cardinal sin and have children out of wedlock! And then they get married. Patterns of life here are repeated with little variation for generations. Daughters leave the family home when they marry, to share their husband's family home with him, his parents, unmarried siblings, occasional aunts, great grandparents, etc. If there is no son then there is no heir, and no one to look after you in your old age. Savvy farmers waited until the heir was produced before they committed themselves in marriage.
