Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution. Mae West greatinstitutionmarriage Change image and share on social
I have a very happy marriage and friends who keep my feet on the ground. But looking for satisfaction in life is difficult. Maybe being happy is as simple as not being unhappy. Jasper Carrott difficultfootfriend Change image and share on social
Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity. Honore de Balzac contenddevourfamiliarity Change image and share on social
A hundred years ago, if you had a child out of marriage, you'd be a social disgrace. Today women feel comfortable enough economically and culturally to bring up a child without a recognized commitment from a man. Helen Fisher agobringchild share on social
I don't know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents' marriage. And it's interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. Jhumpa Lahiri comparisoninevitableinterest Change image and share on social
I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married. Al Franken challengecommitcouple share on social
I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. And those storybooks never seemed to have chapters called MS or breast cancer. Ann Romney afternoonboybreast share on social
The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest. Anne Tyler amateurcharacterdifference Change image and share on social
Like the marriage contract you entered into, your divorce is a legal transaction. Treat it that way. Try not to let emotion, hurt, fear or anger dictate the circumstances of your discussions or negotiations. Laura Wasser angercircumstancecontract share on social
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow. Lafcadio Hearn adulterydealenglish share on social
