So, I'm doing this paper of Romani gender relations, and just reading about some of these marime codes make me feel suffocated. Granted, they are probably exaggerated in some of the sources, due to the desire to make Gypsies seem even more exotic and separate from the outside world than they really are...but they still bother me.
--during her period, and seven days after it, a girl is considered impure, and cannot touch her husband or other gypsies.
--she also cannot make food for other gypsies.
--after the onset of puberty, a girl's clothing can never be washed with men's clothing, or children's clothing.
And supposedly, all of these things also apply for up to six weeks after a woman gives birth.

Some books even say that a Gypsy man will never touch a Gypsy woman except to procreate. Where's my cuddling, dammit!