connubiality

There is connubiality but precious little bliss.

As Ms. Passlof told The Times, for more than 40 years there had been three of them in the marriage — he, she and art — and by mutual agreement the demands of art often trumped those of connubiality.

As Ms. Passlof told The Times, for nearly half a century there had been three of them in the marriage — he, she and art — and by mutual agreement the demands of art often trumped those of connubiality.

That separation is not uncommon, even for two-athlete couples: training is so intense that connubiality is discouraged.

Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman Steve Garvey, 32, and his wife Cyndy, 31, the bubbly co-host of the AM Los Angeles morning TV program, flaunted their successful, two-career connubiality.