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Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It`s always there, though. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#marriage

What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already sent her home because I was relying on some sort of spark I didn't feel? What if she's waiting to leave me at the first sign of adversity? What if I don't find anyone at all? What do I do then, America? ↗

— Kiera Cass

#marriage #odds #soulmates #marriage

I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#wedding #marriage

Bushwhacked, I examine my hands. Same hands. Rings still there but no longer valid. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#divorce #infidelity #marriage #seperation #marriage

Christopher heard a pair of women gossiping nearby, whispering in disapproving undertones. "... Ramsey was found flirting in a corner with a woman. They had to drag him away from her." "Who was it?" "His own wife." "Oh, dear. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#hathaways #love #love-in-the-afternoon #marriage #love

ʺWhere is it?ʺ I asked. ʺLexington, Kentucky.ʺ ʺOh for Godʹs sake,ʺ I moaned. ʺWhy not the Bahamas? Or the Corn Palace?ʺ Dimitri tried to hide a smile. It might have been at my expense, but if Iʹd lightened his mood, I was grateful. ʺIf we leave right now, we can reach him before morning.ʺ I glanced around. ʺTough choice. Leave all this for electricity and plumbing?ʺ Now Sydney grinned. ʺAnd no more marriage proposals.ʺ ʺAnd weʹll probably have to fight Strigoi,ʺ added Dimitri. I jumped to my feet. ʺHow soon can we go?ʺ ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose-hathaway #sydney #marriage

Delusion detests focus and romance provides the veil. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#delusion #divorce #infidelity #marriage #relationships

You know that we've got a few problems we need to talk through before we get married." "I'm not getting rid of Pooh." "See, there you go being antagonistic. Marriage means learning to compromise." "I didn't say I wouldn't compromise. I promise to take the ribbon out of her topknot before you walk her. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#romance #susan-elizabeth-phillips #marriage

So many events and moments that seemed insignificant add up. I remember how for the last Valentine´s Day, N gave flowers but no card. In restaurants, he looked off into the middle distance while my hand would creep across the table to hold his. He would always let go first. I realize I can´t remember his last spontaneous gesture of affection. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#cheating #deception #divorce #infidelity #marriage

Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender. ↗

— Hendrik Hertzberg

#homophobia #homosexuality #marriage #same-sex-marriage #marriage