Quotes About Commitment

Monomania. Monogamy. Monotony. Nothing good begins this way.

Enforced monogamy is as much to say enforced happiness, which we know is not possible. Unenforced monogamy might seem possible. Romantic monogamy might seem to be desirable. But the first normally collapses back into a version of enforced monogamy, while the second is liable to become obsessive and hysterical. And thereby lies close to monomania. We should always distinguish between mutual passion and shared monomania.

the complications of life do not end at the altar; some might say that this is where they begin.

marriage is a long dull meal with the pudding served first.

Work would be something I jogged along with; love would be my life.

The orthodoxy runs, that if a marriage is founded on less than perfect truth it will always come to light. I don't believe that. Marriage moves you further away from the examination of truth, not nearer to it.

Vienas anglas yra pasak?s, kad santuoka yra ilgai trunkantis valgymas, kai pudingas paduodamas iš pradži?.

In my opinion, every love, happy or unhappy, is a real disaster once you give yourself over to it entirely.

You marry to continue the conversation.

I considered ducking the appointment, but eventually decided to let the heart speak, and rolled up. I had, after all, spent three days wondering what it would be like to be married to her. In fact, I'd thought about Annick so much that I couldn't remember what she looked like. It was like putting layer after layer of papier mâché over an object and gradually seeing the original shape disappear. How terrible if I failed to recognise the woman I'd already been married to for three days.

Mes baig?me mokykl?, pasižad?jome draugauti vis? gyvenim? ir nu?jome skirtingais keliais

Oliver did not seem to understand that the only real fulfilment on this earth was to be gained through hard work. Life as a series of momentary pleasures satisfied no one. He needed to make an investment in it, an investment of himself.

Will you be my wife forever? Here and now and beyond all of this?

What was love if not a certain pleasantly deluded familiarity built up over years?

But is not one a result of the other?" she asked. "Love and loyalty? I cannot see how could you prefer one to the other.

Use it all you want. Marry him. He'll never really be yours, and you'll never know it. Or maybe you will.

I will die, however," he said quite seriously, "if you leave me again. Just watch me.

What did you say to the messanger mi'lady? Do you remember the exact words of your last proposal? I probably said, Will you marry me? Connor smiled. He pulled her toward him, lowered his head and kissed her just long enough to stun her. He lifted his head then, looked into her eyes, and finally spoke to her. Yes Brenna. I will marry you.

You take my heart with you, my loving captor. Nay, Madelyne. I am your captive in body and soul.

Let me know, Iain. Let you know what? If you're going to keep her or not. And if I'm not? Then I am.

He held her gaze steady while he summarized her promises. "She will honor me, protect me, obey me only when she believes I'm being reasonable—but I shouldn't hold out hope that that day will ever come—try to love me before she's an old woman, and I'd better get it straight in my mind that she will respect me until or unless I do something to prove I'm not worthy, and God save me then. Have I left anything out, Brenna?

physical beauty should have no importance in a lasting relationship.

Madelyne, we're married now. 'Tis a usual occurrence to bed one's wife on the wedding night.

You might have started out with a clever plan in mind, but you fell in love with her somewhere along the way, didn't you? Iain refused to answer him. Douglas wouldn't let it go. Do you love Judith? Iain let out a sigh. Judith's brother was turning out to be one hell of a nuisance. Do you honestly believe I would marry a Maclean if I didn't love her? Laird Maclean let out a snort of laughter. Welcome to the family, son.