I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight. Mark Ruffalo amountcarefeed Change image and share on social
One of the things that gets confused often is the difference between marriage and good marriage. Marriage is a theoretical concept of the institution, and 'you should be married,' is actually meaningless. Marriage is pretty meaningless without the notion of having a specific person to whom you are married. Rebecca Traister conceptconfusedifference share on social
Throughout America's history, the start of adult life for women - whatever else it might have been destined to include - had been typically marked by marriage. Rebecca Traister adultamericadestine Change image and share on social
Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now. Jim DeMint attackblockbuild share on social
In December 1998, I considered myself an expert on love. I was almost a year into a relationship, one that had grown more slowly than I had wished, but once it flowered it was much more stimulating than any marriage or relationship I had known. Jane Smiley considerdecemberexpert share on social
I ran to my marriage, I was happily ready to take on marriage. Mark Ruffalo happilymarriageready Change image and share on social
Supporting the definition of marriage as one man and one woman is not anti-gay: it is pro-traditional marriage. And if support for traditional marriage is bigotry, then Barack Obama was a bigot until just before the 2012 election. Marco Rubio antibarackbigot share on social
It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it. Joan Cusack chicagogoodhard share on social
I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman. George W. Bush manmarriagewoman Change image and share on social
By our Heavenly Father and only because of God, only because of God. We're like other couples. We do not get along perfectly; we do not go without arguments and, as I call them, fights, and heartache and pain and hurting each other. But a marriage is three of us. Barbara Mandrell argumentcallcouple share on social