Sentence examples for approaching marriage from inspiring English sources
He cited a 16th-century letter from Thomas Cromwell referring to the approaching marriage of Henry VIII to Anne of Cleves.
"Same-sex couples are approaching marriage as a civil rights issue, not a private financial contract — which is considerably less romantic and exciting," he said.
Mr. Richardson, who is aged twenty-nine years, is believed to have been engaged to marry Miss Lennell, but the engagement was broken off and his approaching marriage was recently announced to Miss Violet Edmands.
Billy Johnson, 48, a burly former firefighter from Oceanport, N.J., recalls how his floor colleagues helped him to toast his approaching marriage: by ripping his jacket and covering him with shaving cream, perfume and potato chips.
Sarkozy not only performed for the press, welcoming photographers along as he and Bruni holidayed in Egypt and walked on the beach in what used to be called bathing costumes; he insists, to everyone's embarrassment, on talking about their bonheur and their approaching marriage at press conferences.
According to Margaret Connor in her article entitled "Catharine Trotter: An Unknown Child?," Cockburn makes reference to her son's approaching marriage in a letter of December 13,1707 [ANQ, vol. 8, #4, 1995: 11-14].
"We simply cannot approach marriage and family in the spirit of achievement at all," she writes.
Couples now approach marriage with far more pragmatism and anxiety than ever before.
"Drugs and stuff," she adds, by way of explanation.In this section The frayed knot Forty years on Reprints Related items American weddings: Beware the bridezilla monsterMay 24th 2007 Marriage: Trials of trailing spousesMar 1st 2007There is a widening gulf between how the best- and least-educated Americans approach marriage and child-rearing.
Skeptical of buying into such grandiose promises, we approached marriage with an open mind, knowing that we loved and trusted each other and that we were determined to be honest no matter what, even if that meant admitting that we might occasionally be attracted to other people.
Having observed very few examples of thriving long-term relationships, I approached marriage somewhat unenthusiastically.
