“男女嫁娶,结为夫妇,称为婚姻”。《礼记》第四十四篇《昏义》对“昏礼”的意义作了经典性的论述:昏礼者,将合二姓之好,上以事宗庙而下以继后世也,故君子重之。近代著名的社会学家费孝通在《生育制度》中也指出:“人类生活的目的之一就是延续他们的种族,而人类的婚姻行为恰恰是种族延续的保障。”由此可见,婚姻不仅是关乎个人幸福的终身大事,在家族兴旺、社会延续上也都有着举足轻重的地位。既然婚姻如此重要,择偶更应谨慎。那么,从古至今,人们的择偶方式发生了哪些变化呢? “Men and women married, married, known as marriage ”. The forty-fourth article of “Book of Rites” “faint justice” made a classic discussion about the meaning of “flirtatiousness”: flirting person will combine two surnames, , So a gentleman heavy. In his “birth control system”, Fei Xiaotong, a well-known social scientist in modern times, also pointed out: “One of the purposes of human life is to extend their race, and human marriages are just the guarantee of racial continuity.” Thus, Marriage is not only a lifelong event related to personal happiness, it also plays a decisive role in the prosperity of the family and in the continuation of society. Since marriage is so important, spouse selection should be more cautious. So, from ancient times, people’s mate choice what happened?