This word first appeared in a New York Times article in 1994:

"Marriage and family experts psychologists, sociologists, lawyers and clergy are beginning to look at these brief young unions, seeing in their implications a barometer of society's attitudes about marriage and divorce. Some say starter marriages signal the need for more premarital counseling."
Deborah Schupack, "'Starter' Marriages: So Early, So Brief," The New York Times, July 7, 1994
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