Situations in which people who want to marry cannot do so for one reason or another.

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Marriage and engagement crises refer to situations where people face obstacles to getting married or engaged, such as legal bans, family disapproval, financial constraints, or personal conflicts. Marriage penury and divorce crises are not commonly used terms to describe situations where people want to marry but cannot do so. Betrothal angst may refer to anxieties about getting engaged or married, but it is not a widely used term in English language.

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