In Cambodia，the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male.It may involve not only his parents and his friends，（1）those of the young woman，but also a matchmaker.A young man can（2）a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to（3）the marriage negotiations，or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse，giving the child little to say in the selection.（4），a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen.（5）a spouse has been selected，each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying（6）a good family.The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair.Formerly it lasted three days，（7）in the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half.Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and（8）prayers of blessing.Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting，（9）cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s wrists，and（10）a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the（11）.Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife’s parents and may（12）with them up to a year，（13）they can build a new house nearby.Divorce is legal and easy to（14），but not common.Divorced persons are（15）with some disapproval.Each spouse retains（16）property he or she（17）into the marriage，and jointly-acquired property is（18）equally.Divorced persons may remarry，but a gender prejudice（19）up：The divorced male doesn’t have awaiting period before he can remarry（20）the woman must wait ten months Each spouse retains （） property he or she brought into the marriage

A. whatever
B. however
C. whenever
D. wherever