If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage. George Carey blessfidelitylove Change image and share on social
It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. Jane Austen incomprehensiblemanmarriage Change image and share on social
Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. Peter De Vries adultarrivechild Change image and share on social
The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards. Samuel Adams completeconductconsideration share on social
But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage. Jack Kingston couplemanmarriage Change image and share on social
He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. Mae West kindmanmarry Change image and share on social
Marriage is a linchpin in many women's lives, but many other things can create a satisfying life. I adore my career. It stretches every physical, emotional, and intellectual muscle I have. Geraldine Stutz adorecareercreate Change image and share on social
Within 18 months of my parents' marriage in 1900, my mother fell in love with an Englishman who would have described himself as a gentleman but who was, in fact, nothing more than a devious adventurer. Paul Mellon adventurerdeviousenglishman share on social
It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along. Pat Benatar babydifficultfigure Change image and share on social
I think a big part of marriage is not going anywhere on those days you feel you really want to. It's like in the Barrier Islands. If you want to stay together, don't leave. I think just culturally - in the media, in movies, in books - we're trained to divorce when that first blush of sexual longing starts to fade. That's just where marriage starts. Tony Earley barrierbigblush share on social