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Ariaal Warriors and Girlfriends, Kenya

A group of Ariaal warriors flirt with their young girlfriends. They men are not allowed to marry during their fourteen-year period of warriorhood but are not expected to remain celibate. Although they may have a relationship with a young girl, pregnancy out of wedlock is frowned upon.

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