companionate marriage

noun

Definitions

  1. A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to…

    A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent.

  2. A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are…

    A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are considered important, rather than purely material questions of inheritance etc.

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