engaged or fiancee
The engaged couple practiced abstinence before the were married.
The couple agreed to abstain from having sex until they are married.
Were you ever going to tell me that you were already married?
The word shivaree refers to a noisy celebration that is made for a newly married couple. Banging on pots and pans and making noise in celebration of the couple is a shivaree.
The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas.
MARRIAGE - a noun. Can be used descriptively in some contexts, such as marriage contract or marriage bed MARITAL - an adjective meaning pertaining to marriage. E.G. pre-marital sex MARRIED - an adjective pertaining to the state of those who are in a marriage. E.G. married couple, married with children
When they were married they happily realized that they were going to be consolidated for the rest of their lives.
With no attachments: Single Married but not in a relationship: Separated Was married but not any more: Divorced In a relationship but not married: Couple, relationship, partners, boyfriend/girlfriend In a relationship but engaged: Engaged, fiancée (woman), fiancé (man). Significant other/partner.
"The bride's mother was anxious, because, though they had been married for a week, the couple had not yet been intimate."
There is no name for it but the couple are not ready for marriage yet, they just live together.
When trying to find the solution to a grammar question, the trick is to figure out if the word you are using is a singular word or a plural word, The word "couple" is a singular word - you have one couple. Therefore, you would say "The couple was pleased to be invited."
When used to refer to two people who function socially as a unit, as in 'a married couple', the word couple may take either a singular or a plural verb, depending on whether the members are considered individually or collectively; 'The couple were married last week', or, 'Only one couple was left on the dance floor'.As a rule, when a pronoun follows, 'they' and 'their' are more common than 'it' and 'its': 'The couple decided to spend their' (less commonly 'its') 'vacation in Florida'. Using a singular verb and a plural pronoun, as in 'The couple wants their children to go to college', is widely considered to be incorrect.