Free love advocates were against marriage, which they saw as a way of men imposing authority over women, largely because marriage law greatly favoured the power of men.
fɹˈiː lˈʌv ˈædvəkˌeɪts wɜːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst mˈæɹɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ sˈɔː æz ɐ wˈeɪ ʌv mˈɛn ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ˌoʊvɚ wˈɪmɪn, lˈɑːɹdʒli bɪkˈʌz mˈæɹɪdʒ lˈɔː ɡɹˈeɪtli fˈeɪvɚd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv mˈɛn.