This ▁Side ▁of ▁Parad ise " ▁Spo ck ▁is ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁has ▁another ▁name , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁rep lies , ▁" You ▁couldn ' t ▁pron ounce ▁it ." ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁V ul c ans ▁practice ▁arranged ▁marriage , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁male ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁are ▁bond ed ▁as ▁children , ▁with ▁consum m ation ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁Spo ck ▁explains ▁that ▁this ▁child hood ▁pair ing ▁has ▁no ▁one - for - one ▁human ▁analog ue , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁full ▁" mar riage ", ▁but ▁more ▁than ▁simply ▁a ▁" bet ro th al ". ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁Spo ck ▁first ▁described ▁T ' Pr ing ▁as ▁his ▁" w ife ", ▁before ▁later ▁explaining ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁incorrect ▁approximation . ▁Following ▁adult ▁union , ▁it ▁is ▁custom ary ▁for ▁the ▁couple ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁V ul can ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁V ul can ▁year ▁before ▁conduct ing ▁off - world ▁travel , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁de fer ▁this ▁requirement ▁until ▁a ▁later ▁date , ▁upon ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁the ▁male ' s ▁family . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁pon ▁far r ▁is ▁not ▁required ▁for ▁marriage ▁to ▁occur . ▁ ▁A ▁V ul can ▁female ▁can ▁challenge ▁the ▁proposed ▁bond ing ▁by ▁calling ▁for ▁" ko on - ut - kal - if - fe e ", ▁meaning ▁" mar riage ▁or ▁challenge ", ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁ch allen ger ▁for ▁marriage ▁eng ages ▁the ▁bond