Why the "Best Man"

As history shows, marriages were accomplished by the "capture" or kidnapping of the bride-to-be.  A warrior friend or "best man for the job" was enlisted to help accomplish the capture, fight off other men who wanted the captured woman, and to prevent the womens family from finding the couple! Now the best man is usally a close friend or relative who doesn't have to enudure any bloodshed or break federal laws!