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In Asia, it seems, cross-border unions are products of distorted local marriage markets; in Europe, they are results of gaps in labour markets that encourage migration.
Men are looking abroad to plug the gap in their local marriage market.Hard noses, not soft heartsFor their part, the young women, often from poor areas of China and Vietnam, are looking for economic opportunities.
We long for the day when being turned away for a marriage license is merely an inconvenience, remedied by showing up at a local marriage bureau during regular business hours.
So if you are in Alabama and trying to marry somebody who happens to be of the same gender, and want to know where you can, call your local marriage licensing entity or this hotline.
Many Euronext shareholders would prefer a more local marriage with Deutsche Börse, which is even now said to be preparing to raise its bid to top the American offer of €8 billion ($10 billion) in cash and shares.Meanwhile, the London Stock Exchange LSEE) is once again the subject of unwelcome attention.
After she gave her unflinching assent, the couple put on matching red T-shirts, walked over to their local marriage bureau and became one of 17,000 couples in Beijing who chose Friday to convert their romance into a state-sanctioned commitment.
Wang and Nehring (2014) show how the economicpenalties that result from the lack of a Beijing household registration place newcomers to the city in a disadvantaged position in the local marriage market.
If you or your partner refuses, or feel you can't do it, then visit your local Marriage and Family Therapist right away.
Hymes demonstrates how this correlated with the decline in long-distance marriage alliances that had perpetuated the professional elite in the Northern Song, as the Southern Song gentry preferred local marriage prospects.
