premarital
adjective
pre·mar·i·tal
ˌprē-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
variants
or less commonly pre-marital
: made or occurring before marriage
premarital counseling
premarital agreements concerning property
premarital sex
premaritally
adverb
or pre-maritally
premaritally pregnant
cohabiting premaritally
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To get at answers, and to hopefully see each other more clearly, consider doing premarital counseling.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
The cognitive load may be an underappreciated aspect of the domestic workload that warrants more attention from couples therapists, mental health counselors and premarital relationship educators.
—Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
The film tells the story of Czar Nicholas II’s premarital love affair with ballerina Matilda Kschessinska.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017
The Oscar winner was set to appear in court again in November to hash out the validity of their premarital agreement, but reached a settlement instead.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
The cognitive load may be an underappreciated aspect of the domestic workload that warrants more attention from couples therapists, mental health counselors and premarital relationship educators.
—Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
The film tells the story of Czar Nicholas II’s premarital love affair with ballerina Matilda Kschessinska.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017
The Oscar winner was set to appear in court again in November to hash out the validity of their premarital agreement, but reached a settlement instead.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
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premarital
adjective
pre·mar·i·tal
ˌprē-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: existing or occurring before marriage
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