Historians believe that cacao seeds were also used in marriage ceremonies as a sign of the union between a husband and wife.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

Mario Ritter tells us about a recent study that looks at the new economics of marriage.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

She felt a sense of hopelessness about continuing to rebel against the idea of marriage.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

It is a symbol of their belief in waiting until marriage to have sex.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Now, in his old age, Laurence Meysy had become a kind of "marriage doctor."

VOA: special.2009.01.31

Now,in his old age, Laurence Meysy had become a kind of "marriage doctor."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Despite his Catholic background, Kennedy also became a strong advocate of abortion rights and later, a supporter of same-sex marriage.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Nasser says this divorce is a win for a growing movement in Yemen to end the practice of early marriage.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Voters in several states will also decide ballot measures on a number of issues, including same-sex marriage, medical marijuana and legalized gambling.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

He was a bestselling author of numerous books. He had a loving marriage and twin three-year-old girls.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

But shop owners say now they only see "essential customers" those who have to buy for the marriage of a son or a daughter.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Even as women's groups applauded the code as a way to combat the forced marriage of young girls and give wives more economic power, many Mali women opposed it as an attack on traditional values.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

And for many others, in Iraq and in other nations, the act turned the journalist into an instant folk hero, inspiring rallies, offers of money and marriage, as well as a statue of a bronze shoe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15