The marriage squeeze refers to an observable sociological condition experienced in the United States by African American women who find it difficult to meet and marry desirable and eligible African American men.
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Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or squeeze:
“But not gold in commercial quantities,
Just enough gold to make the engagement rings
And marriage rings of those who owned the farm.
What gold more innocent could one have asked for?”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Oh! my dear fellow beings, why should we longer cherish any social acerbities, or know the slightest ill-humor or envy! Come; let us squeeze hands all round.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)