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companionate marriage

NOUN
open marriage
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“The idea of companionate marriage and love became a part of the calculus of marriage, and Valentine’s Day cards became a part of courtship,” she says.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

Golia: Historians talk about the rise of the modern companionate marriage: the way that marriage—which was formerly a matter of economic exchange—was, in the 20th century, leached of some of that transactional aspect.

From Slate ● May 16, 2021

“Does it have to be through companionate marriage? Do you have to have an emotional connection with this particular person?”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2019

But plenty of Armstrong’s readers would love a companionate marriage that meshed work and life seamlessly, and her separation may dash those dreams.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012

Some felt that Bishop Furse's reference to companionate marriage was "a discourteous slap against Judge Lindsey in his home town."

From Time Magazine Archive




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