Editing Wife (section)

==Expectation of fidelity and violence related to adultery==
[[File:Adulteri.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Inca]] woman and man to be stoned for adultery, by [[Huamán Poma]]]]
{{Main|Adultery}}
{{Further|Honor killing|Stoning|Crime of passion}}
There is a widely held expectation, which has existed for most of recorded history and in most cultures, that a wife is not to have [[sexual relation]]s with anyone other than her legal husband. A breach of this expectation of [[fidelity]] is commonly referred to as [[adultery]] or [[extramarital sex]]. Historically, adultery has been considered to be a serious [[offense (law)|offense]], sometimes a crime, and a [[sin]]. Even if that is not so, it may still have legal consequences, particularly as a ground for a [[divorce]]. Adultery may be a factor to consider in a [[property settlement]], it may affect the status of children, the [[custody of children]]; moreover, adultery can result in social [[ostracism]] in some parts of the world. In addition, [[Affinity (Catholic canon law)|affinity]] rules of Catholicism, of Judaism and of Islam prohibit an ex-wife or widow from engaging in sexual relations with and from marrying a number of relatives of the former husband.

In parts of the world, adultery may result in violent acts, such as [[honor killings]] or [[stoning]]. Some jurisdictions, especially those that apply [[Sharia law]], allow for such acts to take place legally.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

As of September 2010, stoning is a legal punishment in countries such as [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sudan]], [[Iran]], [[Yemen]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and some states in [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Handley|first=Paul|title=Islamic countries under pressure over stoning|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixvYN7oeF8ehN9beAHZ4G_YlfKeA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913032004/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixvYN7oeF8ehN9beAHZ4G_YlfKeA|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2010|access-date=22 April 2011|newspaper=AFP|date=11 Sep 2010}}</ref> as punishment for [[Zina|zina al-mohsena]] ("adultery of married persons").<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions about Stoning|url=http://www.violenceisnotourculture.org/faq_stoning|publisher=violence is not our culture|access-date=14 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025158/http://www.violenceisnotourculture.org/faq_stoning|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref>