marriage

Refers to a joyful and content marital relationship.

Refers to a positive and healthy marital relationship.

Refers to a long-lasting and fulfilling marital relationship.

A marriage planned and agreed to by the families of the couple.

Refers to a marriage filled with sadness and dissatisfaction.

Refers to a marriage that has failed and the partners have separated.

Refers to a marriage that has ended in divorce or separation.

A marriage in which one or both people are coerced into it.

Refers to a very unhappy and unsuccessful marriage.

Arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant. Often used in the phrase 'shotgun wedding'.

A marriage between people of unequal social rank, preventing the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children.

An official document proving a marriage has taken place.

An official document giving permission for a couple to marry.

Therapy to help married couples resolve conflicts and improve their relationship. 'Counselling' is more common in BrE.

The marriage comes to a conclusion, often in divorce.

The marital relationship has ended.

The marriage fails.

A marriage entered into for practical reasons, such as for a visa or financial gain, rather than for love.

To formally ask for permission to marry someone; old-fashioned.

To gain permission to marry someone; old-fashioned.

To prevent a marriage from failing.

To officially end a marriage.

To declare a marriage legally invalid.