For many of us, the thought of matrimony between two members of the same sex requires an emotional and cultural leap that we find hard to make.

CNN: The Marrying Kind

Even if the viewers knew that this really wasn't true, many did accept the message that when matrimony began, working outside the home ended.

NPR: Excerpt: 'When Everything Changed'

In Japan women are refusing to swap their careers for the fetters of matrimony.

ECONOMIST: Singletons

They just choose, or are lured by powerful urges, or whatever, to match outside the confines of matrimony.

FORBES: Marriage Is A Private Matter That's None Of The Federal Government's Business

In some cases, but not all, the risk of the relationship ending is higher without the bond of matrimony.

FORBES: Prenuptial Agreements for Cohabitants

It seems that the unusual move was influenced by the fact that the sister networks -- two of the world's largest -- should probably enjoy some semblance of technological synergy if they're going to carry on their blissful matrimony for the foreseeable future, with Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg saying the company has been looking for "stability" in the relationship.

ENGADGET: Verizon dumps CDMA for GSM-based LTE in 4G networks

Apart from his obvious gifts, Superman's capacity for continual rebooting has kept him fresh from generation to generation: from leaping tall buildings in 1938 to traversing the solar system and even traveling through time in the 1960s and '70s, to surviving both death and matrimony in more recent decades.

WSJ: The Superhuman Appeal of Superman | By Will Friedwald