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Still, researchers say, people waiting longer to get married and being more selective about whom they pair off with can result in more stable marriages, contributing to a reduction in the divorce rate.

As waiters in white coats circled with trays of shrimp cocktails, sliders, French fries and champagne, partygoers paired off in corners.

Tiger Woods was in the third pairing off the tee after shooting his worst round in a major, a 10-over 82 on Saturday.

Circumstances change — people pair off, have children, choose lives that seem at odds with the dreams of youth.

Two of them have already paired off, their knees touching in the corner.