Noun

marriages

  1. Plural form of marriage.
Category: English plurals

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Tue Feb 23 06:46:06 2010

Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic. Such a union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the marital structure created is known as wedlock.

People marry for many reasons, most often including one or more of the following: legal, social, emotional, economical, spiritual, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family obligations, the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit, the legal protection of children and public declaration of love.

Marriage practices are very diverse across cultures, may take many forms, and are often formalized by a ceremony called a wedding. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons. Almost all cultures that recognize marriage also recognize adultery as a violation of the terms of marriage.

External recognition can manifest in a variety of ways. Some examples include the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction. If recognized by the state, by the religion(s) to which the parties belong or by society in general, the act of marriage changes the personal and social status of the individuals who enter into it.

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Tue Jan 19 12:17:11 2010

How many marriages have been destroyed by networking sites?
Q. I want to know how many marriages/relationships were brought down by a spouse who opened an account on MySpace and or Facebook. The spouse has put their account on private and has either found an ex or has been contacted by an ex. Then out of the blue the spouse says they are finished with the marriage and move out.
Asked by rmdouglas27 - Sun Apr 26 09:49:13 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i cant say that a website has fully destroyed a relationship but since Technology has advanced and the world has become a texting emailing myspace hell, it has become very easy to cheat lie and steal.
Answered by I Lucy - Sun Apr 26 10:47:39 2009

How can you be open to relationships and marriages when there is so much negativity surrounding it?
Q. I have a fear of disappointment,rejection and heartbreak so I avoid being with anyone. I wouldn't mind marriage or even a relationship but hearing so much about it's better to be single, and marriages fail keeps me so negative minded. How do you open to love when you see and hear so much negativity plus your only fears/
Asked by My Future In Medicine - Sat Aug 29 07:10:38 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's really hard! I am negative about the same thing, parents divorced, most people I know divorced - and these are all lovely, educated, well off people so stastically they are in the low risk group! I was paranoid of rejection so I avoided relationships (wasn't hard) for longer than most people do. Then I eventually agreed to go out with a friend who had loved me secretly for years. I kept trying not to fall for him but I did, I was with him for over 2 years when he suddenly ended it. I've been through a lot of things but this is probably the worst pain ever. Not that I expected it to go for ever, but it could have ended a LOT better both timing-wise and how it happened. So I don't know what to tell you other than yeah relationships do… [cont.]
Answered by Watermelon Head - Sat Aug 29 07:23:34 2009

How come there more marriages that last for a lifetime than those that fails?
Q. All over the world how come there are those marriages or even partnership only last for a lifetime?
Asked by Fidel Joseph A - Sat Dec 20 16:56:30 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. My parents gave me this advice about marriage. They have been married since the 1960s and are still happily married to each other. In marriage, when an argument is about to blow up, remember that takes 2 hands to clap. When one party is angry, the other should be understanding and not argue back. The calmer party should try to listen the cry, the hurt behind the upset. Marriage is a life long journey together. Not simply a boat you get on together and get off when it does not work out. Once you enter marriage with the back door open, the divorce is always possible if it does not work out mentality, there is a high chance that you would end up divorcing, rather than striving to work things out. Look at the old couples who are still together… [cont.]
Answered by radsr2002 - Sat Dec 20 20:34:06 2008

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