They have achieved before marriage what the love-impelled man and woman must achieve after marriage if they would continue to live together; that is, they have sought and found compatibility before binding themselves, instead of binding themselves first and then seeking if there be compatibility or not.
"The Kempton-Wace Letters"
Jack London Anna Strunsky
It was just as real as that of any marriage, only it failed in the post-nuptial quest after compatibility.
"The Kempton-Wace Letters"
Jack London Anna Strunsky
You could then arrange for compatibility in marriage.
"The Kempton-Wace Letters"
Jack London Anna Strunsky