companionate marriage
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“The idea of companionate marriage and love became a part of the calculus of marriage, and Valentine’s Day cards became a part of courtship,” she says.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023
Golia: Historians talk about the rise of the modern companionate marriage: the way that marriage—which was formerly a matter of economic exchange—was, in the 20th century, leached of some of that transactional aspect.
From Slate • May 16, 2021
“Does it have to be through companionate marriage? Do you have to have an emotional connection with this particular person?”
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019
But plenty of Armstrong’s readers would love a companionate marriage that meshed work and life seamlessly, and her separation may dash those dreams.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2012
The report further condemned: easy divorce and speedy remarriage, "which has upon the community the demoralizing effect of authorized marital exchange;" companionate marriage; racy literature; questionable stage productions; extreme dress; war.
From Time Magazine Archive
