His parents' strained marriage was hardly the model of a loving relationship, Larry says.
Their relationship became what Barrett once described as a "strained and bickering marriage" held together by a beloved child, Partisan Review.
Families go unseen for months, strained marriages are common, ulcers are often part of the job.
There is something real and powerful in the scenes preceding his murder, as they negotiate the terrain of a deeply strained marriage.
The move to Washington D.C. proved to be too much for Cooper's already strained marriage.
Richard Kessler (Will Haza) begins the movie as a hard-working professional with a drinking problem and a strained marriage.
It had been a strained marriage, partly because both of them had pursued successful careers in their chosen field.
But this home seemed to leave Liliane cold, and by then her strained marriage was obvious to even the casual observer.
She has a strained marriage with Cecil.
There are the strained marriages, the spotty eyes from the floodlights, the cold and the wind.