companionate 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
“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
People who are into the idea of companionate marriage were fascinated by the peek into someone else’s mostly functional relationship.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2012
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
He said his plan had nothing to do with Judge Lindsey's "companionate" marriage, but Judge Lindsey's longtime opponents could see no difference.
From Time Magazine Archive
