As single women get older, will earning potential affect marriage potential?

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But it's hard to see how the specific forces pushing Bristol and ImClone into marriage affect anybody else.

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The Church is against gay marriage because changing the definition and understanding of marriage will affect the whole of society.

BBC: Viewpoints: Gay marriage

What nobody can predict, though, is how a change in the law would affect those who avoid marriage precisely because they do not want to become financially intertwined.

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"I don't think that polygamy should be enshrined in law because it will affect the mutual love and companionship that a marriage needs and it will also affect the stability of the family, " says Dr Ali.

BBC: Polygamy law set for challenge

Opening up marriage to same-sex couples "would be a transformation of marriage that would affect everyone, " he said.

CNN: French ministers back draft bill on same-sex marriage

When I was feeling protective of our privacy, I would write more lifestyle-focused pieces: the importance to a marriage of having close friends, for instance, or how different tastes in food can affect family dinner.

WSJ: Why I Stopped Writing the Checks & Balances Column for The Wall Street Journal