An indie style characterized by wearing tacky and blindingly multicolored sweaters (often from Goodwill or another thrift store), khakis, velvet sweatpants, etc. The goal is to imitate the look of the Huxtable family on the Bill Cosby Show. The tacky sweater is key.
COURTURE is 1.COURT- (MW) seek to attract and 2. TURE- reference from "torture" (MW) agony or pain- "COURTURE" is what relationships turn out to be when either person in a relationship feels like the honeymoon has ended and the fighting, nagging and neediness become more constant.
Applied to societies where particular value is placed on a female attaining that status.
The substance of marriage has long been subject to change over time as societal attitudes to it have evolved. In support one may cite the abandonment of couverture and the wider maturation of public attitudes towards homosexuality and same-sex couples.