11.   In Junigau, after all, kinship not only determines marriage partners, but dictates who repairs the roof and who comes to family celebrations.

12.   Long interested in relationships and dating, he borrowed a time-honored scale that measures satisfaction among unmarried couples and applied it to marriage partners.

13.   Often, haredi families are unwilling to acknowledge mental illness, for instance, because it is considered to taint their daughters and make them undesirable marriage partners.

14.   Rabbi Samuel Chiel of Temple Emanuel in Newton said Jewish law puts responsiblity on both marriage partners to keep the peace of their home.

15.   So he got a business partner and lost a marriage partner.

16.   So it was easy for the marriage partners on Thursday to set aside their political and spiritual divides and to focus instead on what binds them.

17.   That means, among other social deformities, that a third of black men have, at best, poor job prospects and scant promise as marriage partners.

18.   The Michigan proposal would also provide a financial incentive for marriage partners to go through a counseling session before tying the knot.

19.   There has also been a gradual easing of party authorities over everyday life, which has allowed people to choose their own homes, jobs and marriage partners.

20.   Trying to be objective about the problems in the first marriage and the characteristics of potential future marriage partners can help lessen the likelihood of repeat difficulties.