- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marriage Quotes
Honest, sometimes funny, thoughts on staying married.
These marriage quotes skip the greeting-card tone in favor of something more candid — one compares divorcing without love to marrying only for it, another turns the wedding vow itself into a punchline. For a lighter spin on the topic, try Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so ready to become a mom. Actually, I was ready secondarily to become a mom. I was so ready to have the intimacy and commitment of marriage.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that we've made a lot of progress in the years since the Stonewall uprising, and as far as equality for marriage and things like that go.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned to cook in self-defense. My wife doesn't know what a kitchen is. In the first month of our marriage, she broiled lamb chops 26 nights in a row. Then I took over. I used to mind her not caring about food, but no more - as long as I can eat what I want.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Shadow Tag,' Erdrich creates scenes from a fictional marriage, that of two American Indians, Irene and her painter husband Gil, that suggest some of the worst psychological torments and stresses of real life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
You will often be in despair. You will sometimes think it's the worst decision in your life. That's fine. That's not a sign your marriage has gone wrong. It's a sign that it's normal; it's on track. And many of the hopes that took you into the marriage will have to die in order for the marriage to continue.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
The death of marriage has been announced so often and would seem so normal, in a sense. So what's surprising is the sheer longevity and tenacity of this institution.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are properly ready for marriage when we are strong enough to embrace a life of frustration.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
To a shameful extent, the charm of marriage boils down to how unpleasant it is to be alone.
- Denies
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020