starter marriage
First failed wedding
A starter marriage is a first marriage that ends in divorce after a relatively short time, typically without children.
The term implies the marriage was a trial run or learning experience before a more lasting union, like a starter home one expects to outgrow: They divorced after two years—just a starter marriage, really.
Preliminary test attempt
- learning experienceEvent yielding new understanding
- finding oneselfDiscovering personal identity
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- figuring outReaching understanding through thought
preparation · dress rehearsal · stepping stone · foundation · precursor · first chapter · maturation · clarity
Lasting only briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- transientTemporary, soon departing
annulment · failed experiment · short-term · whirlwind romance · learning experience · practice run · first attempt
Breaking up completely
- separationState of being apart
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
irreconcilable differences · division of assets · moving on · clean break · no-fault · mediation · uncoupling · splitsville
Adolescent romantic attachment
- high school sweetheartsRomantic partners from secondary education
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
inexperience · immaturity · twentysomething · growing apart · identity formation · not ready · too young
trial run
Preliminary test attempt
- learning experienceEvent yielding new understanding
- finding oneselfDiscovering personal identity
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
figuring out · preparation · dress rehearsal · stepping stone · foundation · precursor · first chapter · maturation · clarity
short-lived
Lasting only briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
transient · annulment · failed experiment · short-term · whirlwind romance · learning experience · practice run · first attempt
dissolution
Breaking up completely
- separationState of being apart
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
alimony · irreconcilable differences · division of assets · moving on · clean break · no-fault · mediation · uncoupling · splitsville · parting ways
young love
Adolescent romantic attachment
- high school sweetheartsRomantic partners from secondary education
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
naivety · inexperience · immaturity · twentysomething · growing apart · identity formation · not ready · too young
- wedding tropeselopement, runaway bride, shotgun wedding, wedding crasher, Vegas wedding
- exesex, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, ex-wife
starter marriagearranged marriage
Family-selected spousal pairing
forced marriage · dynastic marriage · marriage of convenience · shotgun wedding
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