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From There is no divorce among Andorians; the Tezha bond lasts for life, and the time death of one partner usually causes death for the first symptoms other. This is especially true if the death of changeone partner occurs by violence; the resulting telepathic shock causes sudden and severe stress to the heart, often resulting in fatal [[coronary occlusion]]. A widowed Andorian who survives the couple initial shock is considered betrothedstill prey to psychic disorientation, [[Endocrine System|endocrine]] imbalance and savage psychological [[depression]]; these are often sufficient to cause the widowed partner to "lay doon and dee" (lay down and they may marry at die) in a fashion familiar to any time before the final bonding. Final bonding consists observer of mating between a male telepathic and a female while both are in full semi-telepathic rapport for the first timespecies.
There is no divorce among Andorians; the marriage bond lasts for life, and the death of one partner usually causes death for the other. This is especially true if the death of one partner occurs by violence; the resulting telepathic shock causes sudden and severe stress to the heart, often resulting in fatal [[coronary occlusion]]. A widowed Andorian who survives the initial shock is still prey to psychic disorientation, [[Endocrine System|endocrine]] imbalance and savage psychological [[depression]]; these are often sufficient to cause the widowed partner to "lay doon and dee" (lay down and die) in a fashion familiar to any observer of telepathic and semi-telepathic species. ===="True Mating" (shelthrethShelthreth)====
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By the late [[24th Century]], the four genders were used in general conversation, and four-person bonds were rigidly enforced by the dominant Andorian culture, with severe social penalties for non-compliance.
====One-Male/One-Female Pair-Bonds(Tezha)====
When a fertile Andorian forms a serious emotional attachment to another (usually of the opposite sex), their normal [[telepathy#empathy|empathic]] connection deepens into a full telepathic bond. This process, known Known as formal courtship, lasts several months'Tezha', often a year and more. During this courtshippractice is considered taboo among the Andorian people, as it does not lead to the telepathic bonding, by a method propagation of the species in the Andorians are reluctant to reveal, causes physiological changes that bring on full fertilityway Shelthreth does.
In order for Andorians to produce a child it takes 1 of each gender. They each have a specific role to play. This starts with the Thaan fertilizing the Shen's egg. Then the Chan has to fertilize it next. The reason for this is that the 2 males, the Thaan and the Chan each have 1/4 of the necessary genetic material needed to create a child. The Shen has the other half with in her egg.
