Before marriage, I met Da Hui.

结婚前，我去找过大慧。

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He wooed the actress before marriage.

结婚前他曾向那个女演员求过婚。

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The best time to prevent divorce is before marriage.

预防离婚的最佳时刻是在结婚前。

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And she said their society did not condemn sex before marriage.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

And now,before my courage fails, I would ask you, to be mine in marriage.

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They had two children before later ending their marriage.

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"Living together before marriage is not a crime, " Deepika Padukone, a famous actress, recently declared.

WSJ: India Needs a Sexual Revolution

In traditional Indian society, virginity before marriage is cherished and rape carries great stigma.

BBC: Sarika (centre) with her parents

But even love matches can't be openly consummated before marriage, thanks to the taboo against premarital sex.

WSJ: India Needs a Sexual Revolution