Quotes About Partnership

God and anybody else is an overwhelmingly powerful team.

When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore.

Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.

It's a deal we all make, I remember thinking. What kind of life will I live with this person? All relationships are a balancing act, after all, each individual perched on either side of a seesaw. Your husband snores. Your wife leaves wet towels on the floor. But he brings you tea every morning. She's a terrific cook. All unions, all associations, every partnership- they all have their benefits and their drawbacks, their subscription fees.

There is only One Intelligence,and this Intelligence has a splendid track record in the history of our solar system, guiding each of the planets for millions of years along pathways that are orderly and harmonious. I willingly accept this Intelligence as my partner in business.

If ever two men were made for cahoots, it was these two. They were cahootites.

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other.

Armand Gamache was never more glad he'd married this woman, who made his battles theirs.

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other: Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other: Now there is no more loneliness. -First Nations wedding blessing

They were cahootites.

After thirty-two years of marriage he still couldn't get enough of Reine-Marie. He knew if she ever accompanied him on a murder investigation she would do the appropriate thing. She always seemed to know the right thing to do. Never any drama, never confusion. He trusted her.

was read at the end of the ceremony. Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other," Gamache quoted. Now you will feel no cold For each of you will be warmth for the other Now there is no loneliness for you Now there is no more loneliness Now there is no more loneliness.

She put another small log on the fire and listened to the quiet murmur of Peter and Ben. She couldn't make out the words, just the familiarity. Another wave of sadness enveloped her. She'd lost her murmuring partner. The one with whom she made comforting noises.

Loving sex is good for your physically, mentally, and emotionally. Regardless of this fact, if neither of you is interested in being sexual and you're not having sex, there is no problem. But if one of you is interested, then to be satisfied you both need to be involved.

Unfortunately, a marriage license doesn't come with a job description or a set of instructions. There is definitely "some assembly required." In fact, putting together a modern-day marriage can be likened to assembling an airplane in flight.

A logical way to begin working on your marriage is to see whether you believe a good marriage is possible between you and your partner. Unless you have some hope for your marriage, you will have little reason to work on it.

The only way you can make a marriage work is as free, independent people. It needs to be based on the good feelings that you have for each other, not on need.

People who don't like doing things together probably...well probably shouldn't get married.

You roll my log, and I will roll yours.

In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

The sooner men learn to make companions and equals of their wives and not subordinates, the sooner the marriage relation will be one of harmony.

ever thine, ever mine, ever ours

Some people spend their whole lives looking for that one person. I was lucky enough to have her all along.

Marriage didnt really seem to be about love; it was about the ability to live together for a long period of time