relationship by marriage
111Human-animal marriage — Human animal marriage, i.e., marriage between humans and non human animals, is not recognized by any modern country, but historically, people have married animals as part of religious traditions or to bring good luck, often involving elaborate… …
112Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States — Main article: Same sex marriage in the United States Opponents of same sex marriage in the United States include organizations and individuals who seek to prevent or reverse the legalization of same sex marriage. Opponents of same sex marriage… …
113Boston marriage — was a term used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for households where two women lived together, independent of any male support. These relationships were not necessarily sexual; the existence of platonic Boston marriages was used to… …
114Chinese marriage — A Qing Dynasty wedding. The groom s parents are seated. The bride is the one in the centre wearing a red dress and blue headpiece, presenting tea to her mother in law. The groom usually wears a sash forming an X in front of him. Sometimes the X… …
115Criticism of marriage — Esposas de Matrimonio ( Wedding Cuffs ), a wedding ring sculpture expressing the criticism of marriages effects on individual liberty. Esposas is a play on Spanish, in which the singular form of the word esposa refers to a spouse, and the plural… …
116common-law marriage — noun a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑matrimony, ↑union, ↑spousal relationship, ↑wedlock * * …
117Christian views of marriage — Throughout history, Christians have regarded marriage as ordained by God for the lifelong union of a man and a woman. Most Christian wedding ceremonies take place in churches, but now some couples choose quaint or nostalgic secular locations in… …
118Casual relationship — is a term used to describe the physical and emotional relationship between two people who may have a sexual relationship or a near sexual relationship without necessarily demanding or expecting a more formal romantic relationship as a goal. It is …
119Boston Marriage (play) — Boston Marriage is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th Century who are in a Boston marriage, a relationship between two females that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy …
120Common-law marriage — Mariage en common law Un mariage en common law est une forme de mariage que l on rencontre dans certains pays anglo saxons. Parfois appelé « mariage de facto », il consiste en un mariage informel, résultant du concubinage et de sa… …
