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3. Marriage
:
 
to marry for love; marriage of convenience; arranged 
marriage; trophy wife; well-matched couple; loveless marriage; child-
less v. childfree marriage; DINKY (double/dual income no kids yet) 
couples; to expect commitment and fidelity from a spouse; to have an 
(extramarital) affair with smb.; an office affair; to be (un)faithful; to 
cheat on smb.; to walk out on smb; marriage guidance/counseling; to 
go through a midlife crisis; the marriage has its ups and downs; to 
separate; to divorce; to be divorced from; divorce/divorcee, to apply 
for/file for a divorce from smb. on the grounds of domestic abuse or 
adultery; to cite drunkenness/imprisonment/incompatibility (or ir-
reconcilable differences) as grounds for divorce; to go through an 
acrimonious/painful divorce; uncontested divorce; to annul/dissolve 
a marriage; to have a shared/joint v. sole custody of a child; visiting 

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rights; to remarry; cohabitation; to cohabit; LAT (living apart to-
gether) couples; common law husband/wife; domestic partner; wid-
ow/widower; cyber/golf, etc. widow.
4. Family
: close-knit family, strong family ties; family feud; nuclear 
family, extended family, single-parent family; folks, clan, tribe; ancestor; 
forefathers; background, to be of Irish, Italian etc. descent; descendants; 
to run in the family; close/distant relative; blood relation; to be related 
by marriage; next of kin; in-laws; nearest and dearest; one’s own flesh 
and blood; stepmother/stepfather; half-brother/half-sister; working v. 
stay-at-home mother; soccer mom; zoo daddy; broken home.
5. Raising children
: to bring up/to raise a child; to take care of; 
to be brought up to respect the elders; to indulge/pamper/spoil a 
child; to dote on/to make much of a child; an only child; a child by a 
previous marriage; to abuse a child; to be deprived of paternal rights; 
orphan; to adopt/foster a child; a children’s home; latchkey child; 
test-tube baby; to suffer from an empty nest crisis.
6. Housework
: to keep the house clean and tidy; to tidy up after 
smb/smth; to clear up the mess; to clear up after the party; to be a 
compulsive cleaner; a thrifty housewife; to do his/her share of house-
hold chores (=chores in the house such as cleaning and cooking); to 
slave over a hot stove (informal); to make shopping less of a chore, 
more of a pleasure; to have lots of jobs to do around the house; to do 
carpentry; to change light bulbs; to vacuum a room; to empty the 
waste-bin; to redecorate a room; to refurbish a flat.