Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner.

然而现在，女性的赚钱能力可以使她成为更有吸引力的结婚对象。

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One partner may see this as a prelude to marriage.

一方可能觉得这是婚姻的前奏。

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As a result, the U.S. and Pakistan are locked in a toxic marriage where neither partner trusts the other, but walking away isn't an option.

上述的种种因素导致了美国和巴基斯坦的关系就像一对互不信任的夫妻，他们彼此不信任，但同时又不愿意离开对方。

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But U.S. states have no such registers, and the experience of other countries may not apply to the U.S., which has some different reasons for marriage such as getting access to a partner's health insurance, which is rarely a factor in countries with universal health coverage and, typically, higher rates of heterosexual divorce.

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