ians . ▁ ▁Roma ▁public ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁very ▁commun al , ▁with ▁most ▁things ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁individual . ▁ ▁The ▁F is ▁ ▁Roma ▁social ▁order ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁‘ ’ f is ’ ’ , ▁a ▁borrow ed ▁Alban ian ▁word ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁Roma ▁context ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁“ tri be ” ▁based ▁on ▁close ▁famil ial ▁kin ship . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁It ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁tab oo ▁for ▁Roma ▁to ▁marry ▁non - R oma , ▁and ▁indeed ▁the ▁large ▁majority ▁of ▁G abel s ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Je v gs ▁both ▁prefer ▁to ▁marry ▁G abel s ▁and ▁Je v gs ▁respectively , ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁major ▁Roma ▁group . ▁Roma ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁typically ▁done ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁fis , ▁although ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁generation ▁are ▁now ▁dis reg arding ▁this ▁custom . ▁ ▁The ▁vir gin ity ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁before ▁marriage ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁ut most ▁importance , ▁and ▁a ▁marriage ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁off ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁female ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁vir gin . ▁Part ly ▁for ▁this ▁reason , ▁girls ▁are ▁typically ▁married ▁young , ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 5 , ▁while ▁males ▁are ▁married ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 . ▁Although ▁the ▁des ires ▁of ▁the ▁te en age ▁sp ouses ▁are