If such contractual arrangements are really just as good as marriage, then what is a wedding good for, other than cake?
如果这些契约性的协议真的像婚姻一样美好，那么除了蛋糕，婚礼对什么是有用的呢？
How do you count time in a marriage? In a career? In a research project? What is the measure of time during an illness? Not seconds, minutes, hours, days.
在一场婚姻中你如何计算时间？在一个职业生涯中？在一项研究中？在一场疾病中用什么方式来计时？不是使用秒，分，小时，天来计算时间的。
If you ask people what the important indicators are in the marriage market, 75% say owning a house is the most important factor.
如果你为别人婚姻市场中什么指标最重要，75%的人说有一套房子是最重要的因素。
What I want to do over the next couple of weeks of devotionals is point us to principles God has given us in a place you might not think was intended for marriage.
在接下来几周的灵秀中，我要做的是，指出上帝已经在某处给予我们的那些准则，但你也许没想到该处也适用于婚姻。
His strategy for winning Iowa is anchored in his credentials as an evangelical: his opposition to abortion and gay marriage, his adherence to what he calls a culture of life.
而他赢得衣阿华的策略，正是坚持保守的基督教立场：比如反对堕胎和同性恋结婚，以及坚持被他称为“生命之文化”的信条。
That's what marriage is in the beginning, and maybe forever if you never address the issues.
这就是婚姻刚开始的模样，如果你一直不解决这些问题，可能婚姻永远都是这个样子。
When you get right down to it, communication in marriage is not about being understood by each other, communication is about handling what another person thinks and feels.
当你开始认真对待，你会发现婚姻中的沟通不是要让彼此明白对方，而是要去感觉对方的想法和感觉。
For me, having bridesmaids is an excuse to express how I feel about my friends, to get together and do stuff, and in a weird way, that's what wedding and marriage is about too.
对我，拥有伴娘是表达我对朋友的感觉的、聚在一起做一些事情的一个借口。从一种怪异的角度来看，这也就是婚礼和婚姻。
Indeed, another of my anecdotal-research discoveries is of what an ex calls "marriage o 'clock" -when a man hits 35 and suddenly, desperately, wants a wife.
其实我的另一项轶事调查发现是前夫或前妻所称的“婚姻零界点”——当一个男性35岁了会突然感到绝望，并迫切的想要一个妻子。
He didn't talk about men always being on top of the leadership organization, and he didn't promote marriage very much, which is what this author does.
他没有说过，男人永远处于领导组织的最上层，他没有极力宣扬婚姻，那是这位作者所做的。
Faith opened my eyes to what a true marriage is and what it means to be good parent.
信仰让我知道了什么是真正的婚姻，怎样才能成为好父母。
What makes a marriage successful is your willingness and ability to accommodate each other's feelings.
使婚姻成功的是包容彼此情感的积极性和能力。
The secret to marriage is to “grow-up,” the purpose of marriage, as is the purpose of life, is to grow-up and become what you were designed to become.
婚姻的秘诀就是“成长”，婚姻的目的，跟人生的目的一样，就是去成长为你决意要成为的那个人。
The secret to marriage is to "grow-up," the purpose of marriage, as is the purpose of life, is to grow-up and become what you were designed to become.
婚姻的秘诀就是“成长”，婚姻的目的，跟人生的目的一样，就是去成长为你决意要成为的那个人。
If you don't believe me, try the following exercise: Take a piece of paper and write down what you think is the definition of marriage.
如果你不信我，那么来尝试一下：拿出一张纸，写下你对婚姻的界定。
The bigger question is, what is happening in a marriage or committed relationship to cause one or both people to search out for past loves online?
更大的问题是，到底婚姻或者稳定的关系里出了什么状况，使得一方或者双方会在网上寻找旧爱？
Corey does not only put his life experience into his work, he is also a Marriage and Family Therapist with a Ph.D. in Family Therapy, so he knows what he is talking about.
科里不仅将他的生活阅历投入到工作中，他同时也是一名获得了家庭治疗博士学位的婚姻家庭治疗师，所以他很明确自己所谈论的内容。
People will be what they will be, spending your marriage life trying to shift habits and personalities is like trying to push boulders up a mountain, tiring and not very fun.
人们不是总是像人们认为的那样，在你的婚姻生活中尝试去改变一个人的习惯或者个性，就像推一块巨石上山一样，既累又无趣。
No one knows what goes on inside anyone else's marriage, and everyone's is different.
没有人知道别人的婚姻正在进行什么，每个人的婚姻都是不一样的。
A: In Europe, what people really care about is not the marriage rate but the birth rate.
回答：在欧洲，人们真正关心的不是结婚率而是出生率。
This is exactly what one man is attempting to do following the breakdown of his marriage.
有个男人在婚姻破裂后，就正在尝试做这样的事情。
Knowing that marriage has stages helps relieve anxiety and stress during times of trouble. You gain the perspective you need to understand what is going on at this time in your life.
懂得婚姻的阶段性能在遇到困难时帮助我们缓解焦虑和紧张，你会做好此时下一步该怎么办的准备。
Marriage is intended to be a way in which man and woman help each other to become what God meant each one to be, their deepest and truest selves.
婚姻应该是男人和女人相互帮助成为遵循上帝旨意的人，回归最深入、最真实的自我。
What is unusual about Asia is that women seem to bear an unusually large share of the burden of marriage, reducing the attractiveness of family life compared with work.
亚洲的不同之处在于女性似乎要承担过重的家庭负荷，相比于工作，这便降低了家庭生活的吸引力。
The key is to pass the test, face the test for what it is, recognize that this is your training for life and the necessary requirement for a great marriage.
通过考验的关键就在于，面对这场考验，认识到这是对你人生的培训，是幸福婚姻的必要条件。
In marriage, maybes and what-ifs are most dangerous when your commitment to your marriage is lagging and the person you're thinking of is available (that is, single or in the process of divorce).
在婚姻中有许多“或许”和“假设”，当你渐渐淡忘婚姻所许的誓言，并且一直在考虑另外一个合适的人选时，这些“或许”和“假设”就可能对你的婚姻构成很大的威胁。
In marriage, maybes and what-ifs are most dangerous when your commitment to your marriage is lagging and the person you're thinking of is available (that is, single or in the process of divorce).
在婚姻中有许多“或许”和“假设”，当你渐渐淡忘婚姻所许的誓言，并且一直在考虑另外一个合适的人选时，这些“或许”和“假设”就可能对你的婚姻构成很大的威胁。
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