| A | B |
|---|
| engagement | a promise or intention to marry |
| premarital counseling | getting advice from trained professionals before marriage |
| contract | a binding agreement |
| prenuptial agreements | an agreement reguarding special concerns made by a couple before their wedding |
| marriage commitment | desire to make a marriage work |
| U-shaped curve | a pattern that describes something that starts at a high level, drops as time progresses and then rises again |
| intimacy | closeness that develops in a personal relationship |
| estranged | alienated from each other |
| mutual | a decision upon which both partners agree |
