Quotes About Marriage

in early Rome and for much of the Republic, women were commonly married with manus; that is, they passed from the power of their fathers into that of their husbands (who certainly could not be held liable for obligations contracted while a woman was under another's power), or even, if unmarried at their fathers' death, became briefly sui iuris and then passed into power again; remarriage of widows was also regular.

And no prenup. Prenups are for people who plan on getting a divorce. I have so much, Bernie. But I've never had anyone to share it with. From now on, what's mine is yours

Marriage is supposed to be this huge great overwhelming passion, and that we're supposed to be looking for our soulmate, our other half, but it's actually pretty damn mundane. After all the excitement goes, what you really want to be left with is someone who is a really good person and who adores you, and who you can grow old with. I know the bastards are exciting, but they don't make a good husband material.

Marriage, for a woman at least, hampers the two things that made life to me glorious - friendship and learning.

They had joked together as young men that they planned to die before their wives; it was the best way, since neither man could imagine life without them.

In second grade my second love wrote "I love you" on a scrap of paper and dropped it on my desk as he passed by. He was very shy and sullen. When he moved to another school at the end of the term, I was heartsick. I thought about him all summer. But I learned then that we do outgrow people and our tastes do change. One should not marry until one is older. At least ten.

I've had two terrific relationships, but both ended in marriage.

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.

A positive engagement to marry a certain person at a certain time, at all haps and hazards, I have always considered the most ridiculous thing on earth.

The triumphal procession air which, in our manners and customs, is given to marriage at the outset—that singing of Te Deum before the battle has begun.

As this letter effected no change in Maria's intentions, marriage proved, as it frequently does, the grave of female friendship.

Well … when do you want to get married?" "Tomorrow." She burst out laughing again. "How about next spring?" "How about later this week?" "A Christmas wedding, then." "Thanksgiving." "But that's only two weeks away!" "Two damn long weeks, if you ask me.

Fairly early on in our marriage, my husband found out that a big strong hug cured just about any ailment a woman might have. Sadness, anger, frustration, fear, low self-esteem, hopelessness, bad hair—nothing stands a chance against a powerful hug. Now I can't imagine it's easy to step up and hug an angry woman, but from the perspective of the person being hugged, I can tell you that love trumps anger every time—even when it's the hugger the huggee is angry at.

Having someone to tell secrets to is one of the benefits of marriage

No one had asked her to marry him, nor was there someone she wished to wed. Not that she did not enjoy the company of young men; She did. But her sharp tongue sliced through their egos and her intellectual thirst quickly soaked up what drops of knowledge they shed.

But her role had changed; she was now available for marriage and her primary task was to find a mate. As Florence and Hugh Bell's daughter, she was expected to make an excellent match. And if there wasn't one here, at least she would learn how to conduct herself for the chase.

That two women could mean a great deal to each other while they awaited men to lead them to marriage and the real business of life is negligible; that they could believe that the real business of life is in meaning a great deal to each other and that men are only incidental to their lives—is of course frightening.82

If you tell her you love her, you'd best be prepared to show it by walking down the aisle.

a good marriage is like a good lasagna: only those involved actually know what goes into it.

I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired.

A woman's love is all a man should expect from his wife. That love could be translated into so many positive things, especially if it is reciprocated."

A good husband is healthy and absent.

Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy

Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.