#age

Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#marriage

The word “future” and females is a dangerous combination. ↗

— Chetan Bhagat

#marriage

In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your partner with an incredulous cry of "This is me! ↗

— Nick Hornby

#marriage #reading #marriage

You know what my mum once said?’ said Rosie… ‘She said that if a just-married couple put a coin in a jar every time they make love in their first year, and take a coin out for every time that they make love in the years that follow, the jar will never be emptied.’ And this means…?’ Well’, she said. ‘It’s interesting, isn’t it? ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#sex #love

Two people can only live as one when each is prepared to give and receive trust and understanding. Above that lies respect. Without respect for how the other feels, no marriage is worthwhile. ↗

— Helen Hollick

#marriage #respect #trust #understanding #love

Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other. ↗

— Ian Fleming

#marriage

Was his life nothing? Had he nothing to show, no work? He did not count his work, anyone could have done it. What had he known, but the long, marital embrace with his wife. Curious, that this was what his life amounted to! At any rate, it was something, it was eternal. He would say so to anybody, and be proud of it. He lay with his wife in his arms, and she was still his fulfillment, just the same as ever. And that was the be-all and the end-all. Yes, and he was proud of it. ↗

— D.H. Lawrence

#life

The divorce has lasted way longer than the marriage, but finally it's over. Enough about that.The point is that for a long time, the fact that I was divorced was the most important thing about me.And now it's not. ↗

— Nora Ephron

#marriage

you can't be value free when it comes to marriage ↗

— Al Gore

#marriage #values #marriage

Marriage has the power to set the course of your life as a whole. If your marriage is strong, even if all the circumstances in your life around you are filled with trouble and weakness, it won't matter. You will be able to move out into the world in strength. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#marriage #strength #life