premarital
Adjective
Meaning
relating to events before a marriage
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prenuptial agreement
A U.S. federal government -promoted abstinence-only program was aimed at teens in 1981 in order to discourage premarital sex and unwanted pregnancies.
Charles and Diana were wed for 15 years, although Charles resumed his premarital affair with Camilla five years into the partnership.
As of 1994, the rate of premarital cohabitation in Israel was 25%.
Assuming everyone will marry, they focus their discussion on refraining from premarital sex and focusing on the joys of a future marriage.
Later Grant reflected on how the article misrepresented her views, stating: "We probably talked for two hours about sexual purity, but when the interview finally came out he worded it in such a way that it sounded like I condoned premarital sex.