Sentences with phrase «leap year marriages»

The lack of celebrations may also help explain why leap year marriages appear to be less successful than others.

«Glittering Mockery»: Twentieth - century leap year marriage proposals.

Not exact matches

Would it make more sense to have renewable marriages of certain lengths based on a couple's needs — say two to five years for 20 - somethings who want to experience married life before they start having children or 18 years for couples who have made that leap and wish to raise them to adulthood?

Polls have shown that public support for same - sex marriage has increased by leaps and bounds over the last several years.

From Viola Davis» inspiring Emmys speech to Ruth Bader Ginsberg's brave fight (and win) for the legalization of same - sex marriage, and from Misty Copeland breaking down race barriers in the dance world to Amy Schumer slamming gender stereotypes in her show, women have made giant leaps this year, setting exceptional examples for little girls everywhere.

But this movie is based on the memoirs of the real Liz Gilbert, so whether or not anyone else understands she jumps out of her marriage and leaps into an affair with a twenty - eight year old aspiring actor (James Franco).

The leap year legend spread and soon polite society was holding leap year balls and leap year dances, organised for women to ask men to dance and to ask for a man's hand in marriage.