Boston marriage

A Boston marriage is a polite term to describe two women living in a household and sharing expenses, whether in a Platonic or lesbian relationship.

Molly and Bridgit were in a Boston marriage and co-owned a brownstone.

by Nora O'Shaughnessy December 1, 2007

marriage strike

The term "marriage strike" refers to young men in Western countries deciding to not get married, due to high divorce rates (50% in the U.S., and as high as 75% in California, which is not included in the U.S. average). A perception that marriage is a financial disaster for men, especially during divorce settlements, is generally believed to be driving the marriage strike phenomenon.

She keeps nagging him about getting married, but he's on a marriage strike.

by Kai Thorsten June 27, 2008

Lavender marriage

A term used in the 1930s, and can still be applied today. It's a term meaning if you are an actor who happens to be gay or lesbian like so many people in the 1930s, the agent of that actor tries to marry them off with a straight person. It is either this or lose everything when the public and fans find out a particular actor is homosexual.

These days it's no big deal to come out of the closet, but there are still gay actors married to a straight spouse for appearance, and reputation. This called a Lavender marriage.

John Travolta is indeed in a Lavender marriage with Kelly Preston.

by Babydoll75 March 20, 2019

Marriage Hooker

a women that uses her vagina as lure to fish for men, uses pregnancy to trick the men to marry then uses children and divorce to sustain her living habits and ultimately ruin men's life. In fact, more nasty than a normal hooker.

a normal hooker at least does not ruin the man's life. a marriage hooker completely ruins a man's life forever

by unlucky man June 6, 2010

like marriage

When having a conversation and someone describes something as bad, weird, or stupid when someone says "like marriage."

One guy: "Towing is all about tension and stress"
Other guy: "Like marriage!"

by ficticiousnamebyauthor May 15, 2015

telephone marriage

Usually, ship's crew members, ofiicers or ratings might be at sea working on various ships something like 80% of their time, sometimes even one year or more at a time, continuously. In case they are married they often call their wife from different ports of call or from the ship herself via satellite telephone, thus having actually a "telephone marriage" instead of a normal marriage.

Ben: You know, Mark calls his wife so often!
Steve: Yeah, I know, he has a "telephone marriage"

by Gaboantsa November 22, 2011

shotgun marriage

an less-than-ideal and usually last-resorted-to marriage, cause by an unplanned pregnancy.

Delonte gets lucky with Renelle. Renelle gets knocked up. These scared, confused, and uncertain teenagers decide that the their best, and really only, option is to get married and raise this child together. Thus, they decide to have a Shotgun Marriage.

by Go Iceman 2015 January 1, 2012