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
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
A woman asking 'Am I good? Am I satisfied?' is extremely selfish. The less women fuss about themselves, the less they talk to other women, the more they try to please their husbands, the happier the marriage is going to be. Barbara Cartland extremelyfussgood 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
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. Andre Maurois conversationhappylong Change image and 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
Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage. Amy Grant badconscientiousfail Change image and share on social
I think any husband knows when to stand down when it comes to domestic disputes. After 13 years of marriage, I even think I may have it figured out. Al Madrigal disputedomesticfigure Change image and share on social
'Safe Harbor' is a state of mind... it's the place - in reality or metaphor - to which one goes in times of trouble or worry. It can be a friendship, marriage, church, garden, beach, poem, prayer, or song. Luanne Rice beachchurchfriendship share on social
