When you have kids, there's a tendency to put the marriage stew on the back burner and give it a quick stir now and then. But it's important to remember why you had children with this person. Allison Pearson backburnerchild Change image and share on social
How hard it is to have the beautiful interdependence of marriage and yet be strong in oneself alone. Anne Morrow Lindbergh beautifulhardinterdependence Change image and share on social
Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done. Arlie Russell Hochschild backchildcommon share on social
To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation. Antonin Scalia considerfundamentalhighly share on social
Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan approachaspectcommit share on social
I see a lot of women around me who seem to stop developing as individuals after marriage and children. I don't know what kinds of pressure they're under, but I think it robs the world of 'the older version of Judy or Wendy,' or whomever. It robs the world of the next iteration of them, and I don't think that's right. Justine Bateman childdevelopindividual share on social
I think that's one of the most difficult things in any marriage - in order to build anything, you must be together. You can't build anything over the telephone. Julie London builddifficultmarriage Change image and share on social
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage. Queen Victoria acheaildeny Change image and 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
The moral code of Heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage. Ezra Taft Benson chastitycodecomplete Change image and share on social