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Quotes About Marriage

Sarah also compared a Louisiana law that said everything possessed by a slave belonged to his master with a law that said, "A woman's personal property by marriage becomes absolutely her husband's which, at his death, he may leave entirely from her.
~ Wendy McElroy
Freelovers vehemently denied the state had any right to intervene in the sexual arrangements of consenting adults. They focused on empowering the weakest and most abused partner in sex: the woman. There were two keys to securing sexual rights for women. The first was to reform the marriage laws, which gave husbands almost absolute authority over their wives. Marriage-free-lovers insisted-should be a voluntary and equal association between two people who shared a spiritual affinity.
~ Wendy McElroy
My feeling is that Marriage #2 is usually a huge improvement on Marriage #1—in my case, certainly, and I hope in yours—something you embark upon with much more wisdom and with your eyes open. So good luck and all happiness to you both.
~ Wendy W. Fairey
No matter how successful I become as a playwright, my mother would be thrilled to hear me tell her that I'd just lost twenty pounds, gotten married and become a lawyer.
~ Wendy Wasserstein
Getting older is definitely not for sissies." But then neither, it seemed, was marriage.
~ Wendy Wax
be realized when, in 1937, I introduced him in New York City, to Colonel Boris Bykov. At St. Matthews Court, Collins lived alone. He was separated from his wife (he has since married Susan B. Anthony III). He had a son about ten years old whom I met once when he was visiting his father (on some holiday
~ Whittaker Chambers
My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding.
~ Wil Wheaton
In marriage, being the right person is as important as finding the right person.
~ Wilbert Donald Gough
People should be _very_ careful when choosing the future fathers and mothers of their children. For that reason alone, it is extremely mean to demand a marriage certificate for life, just for one night of embracement.
~ Wilhelm Reich
The institution of marriage would be damaged. Ideologically, marital morality must be kept intact, in spite of the contradictory facts of sexual life, because marriage is the backbone of the authoritarian family, which in turn is the breeding ground for authoritarian ideologies and character structure.
~ Wilhelm Reich
Seni, o senin evlilik yasalar?n?n zincirlerine vuran ?eyin kendi cinsel sorumsuzlu?un ve cinsel açl???n oldu?undan haberin bile yok.
~ Wilhelm Reich
Le but de l'éducation, dès son origine, est d'élever les enfants en vue du mariage et de la famille. (p. 134)
~ Wilhelm Reich
Caesar might have married Cleopatra, but he had a wife at home. There's always something.
~ Will Cuppy
Either you like Henry VIII or you don't. He has been much criticized for beheading two of his wives. In a way, he has only himself to blame. Any man who beheads fwo of his wives musf expect a little talk. He shouldn't have done it, but you know how those things are. As a matter of fact, Henry merely let the law take its course, but some people feel that a really thoughtful husband would have done something about it
~ Will Cuppy
The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a wife her husband, said Charondas, but then he or she must not marry anyone younger than the divorced mate.
~ Will Durant
Dawes showed that marital stability is well predicted by a formula: frequency of lovemaking minus frequency of quarrels
~ Daniel Kahneman
Simple equally weighted formulas based on existing statistics or on common sense are often very good predictors of significant outcomes. In a memorable example, Dawes showed that marital stability is well predicted by a formula: frequency of lovemaking minus frequency of quarrels You don't want your result to be a negative number.
~ Daniel Kahneman
In a memorable example, Dawes showed that marital stability is well predicted by a formula: frequency of lovemaking minus frequency of quarrels You don't want your result to be a negative number.
~ Daniel Kahneman
One of the best-known studies of availability suggests that awareness of your own biases can contribute to peace in marriages, and probably in other joint projects.
~ Daniel Kahneman
Matrimonio. El secreto está en que, a pesar de todo, nos queremos. Yo no querría vivir sin ella: echaría de menos hasta su risa de actriz. Ni ella sin mí. Si no nos crispáramos tanto los nervios el uno al otro… Vete mientras
~ Daniel Kehlmann
Ehe. Das Geheimnis ist, dass man sich ja doch liebt. Ich würde nicht ohne sie sein wollen - selbst ihr Schauspielerlachen würde mir fehlen. Und sie nicht ohne mich. Wenn man einander nur nicht unterdessen so auf die Nerven fiele.
~ Daniel Kehlmann
To my surprise, I find the most relevant commentary on a marriage that continues into the sunset years comes from the radical German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who, in an atypically practical frame of mind, wrote, 'When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everthing else in marriage is transitory.
~ Daniel Klein
In 1979, only 40 percent of American men with at least a college degree had wives who also had at least graduated from college. By 2016 the comparable percentage was 70 percent.
~ Daniel S. Hamermesh
Gabriel was remarried, a father, and the chief of the Office. The restorer was restored.
~ Daniel Silva