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marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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civil union
a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
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bachelorhood
the state of being an unmarried man
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spinsterhood
the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
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widowhood
the state of being a widow who has not remarried
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bigamy
having two spouses at the same time
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common-law marriage
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
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endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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exogamy, intermarriage
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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marriage of convenience
a marriage for expediency rather than love
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misalliance
an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
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monandry
the state of having only one husband at a time
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monogamousness, monogamy
having only one spouse at a time
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open marriage
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
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cuckoldom
the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
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polygamy
having more than one spouse at a time
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sigeh
a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
