happy marriage

collocation in English

meaningsofhappyandmarriage

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happy
adjective
uk
/ˈhæp.i/us
/ˈhæp.i/
feeling, showing, or causing pleasure ...
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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition ofhappyandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhappy marriage

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It's been a very, very, veryhappymarriage.
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Discussing problems and reaching decisions together were considered important aspects of ahappymarriage.
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This book o^ers ahappymarriageof eld archeology and textual analysis.
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After two years ofhappymarriage, he begins to regain the vision in his one remaining eye.
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He had 35 years ofhappymarriage.
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One cannot legislate forhappymarriage.
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However, ahappymarriageit became.
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That is not necessarily ahappymarriage.
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This has not been a veryhappymarriage.
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I hope that this will be ahappymarriage.
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To start with, it is not a veryhappymarriage.
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Please help me to save a oncehappymarriage.
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I was lucky to have had a veryhappymarriage.
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Some were proud of how they had transcended the difficulties of childhood through ahappymarriage, through work endeavours and other contributions.
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It was ahappymarriage.
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I would liken the medical profession to a generous and wise wife in ahappymarriage.
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He and his wife have had a long andhappymarriage, and have grown-up children.
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It is a very difficult circumstance in which to keep ahappymarriagegoing.
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It surely is very obvious that ahappymarriagemust encourage mental health and stability.
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It is sometimes asserted that ahappymarriagehas no news value.
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Of course, ahappymarriagehas to be worked at; it does not just happen.
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I am one who has been fortunate to have had a long andhappymarriage.
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I like to go home to my wife, which is the test of ahappymarriage.
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It is also demeaning for both partners to ahappymarriage.
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