People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it.'
I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.
Marriage is built around complementarity of the sexes, and therefore the institution of marriage is a support for stable families and societies.
In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.
I'd like to have a successful marriage, not for the sake of labelling or branding, but because I believe in the institution of marriage.
Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.
If every marriage is measured by the tongue of a wife, their will be no husband left in every marriage.
Love is a garden full of flowers and marriage is a field of stinging nettles.
Marriage is like a groundnut, you have to crack it to see what is inside.
Marriage is more than your love for each other. It has a higher dignity and power, for it is God's holy ordinance, through which He wills to perpetuate the human race till the end of time. In your love you see only your two selves in the world, but i...
every healthy marriage is composed of walls and windows. The windows are the aspects of your relationship that are open to the world—that is, the necessary gaps through which you interact with family and friends; the walls are the barriers of trust...
Marriage is the sanctuary of the heart. You have been entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest.
Being "married for a mission" can revitalize a lot of marriages in which the partners think they suffer from a lack of compatibility; my suspicion is that many of these couples actually suffer from a lack of purpose.
Married women are far more depressed than married men -- in unhappy marriages, three times more; and -- interestingly -- in happy marriages, five times more. In truth, it is men who are thriving in marriage, now as always, and who show symptoms of ps...
I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more important than the idea of marriage. At the root of every successful marriage is a strong partnership.
The best gift you can give to your kids is a happy marriage.
I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage.
I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but I'd rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed.
