A to Z:Words and Phrases relating to Marriage.
ADULTERY,
BRIDE,
[1] the person who is the first to put her foot down after being carried
across the threshold;
[2] a woman who looks happy but isn't -- the look is triumph;
[3] a woman who wanted a man to make little advances to her during courtship
and large advances after marriage
CHARACTER,
a virtue which is formed in youth and reformed by marriage
CYNIC,
a person who feels that divorce should cost more than marriage-because it's
worth much more
DICTIONARY,
the only place where divorce comes before marriage
ENGAGEMENT,
[1] that period in a man's life which can sometimes end happily -- unless
it ends in marriage;
[2] a word with two meanings: (1) in war, it is a battle and
(2) in courtship, a surrender