| A | B |
| Annulment | Prior condition means marriage isn't real |
| Legal Separation | Legal agreement to live apart; may not remarry |
| Adversarial Divorce | Type of divorce making couple legal opponents |
| No-fault Divorce | Partners both agree to end the marriage |
| Betrayal Stage | Breakdown stage; trust totally broken |
| Invalidation Stage | Breakdown stage; partners very critical and insulting |
| Isolation Stage | Breakdown stage; partners act like strangers |
| Religious Reasons | Why some people choose annulment |