#marriage

Marriage becomes hard work once you have poured the entirety of your life’s expectations for happiness into the hands of one mere person. Keeping that going is hard work. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#marriage #life

All my life I thought that the story was over when the hero and heroine were safely engaged -- after all, what's good enough for Jane Austen ought to be good enough for anyone. But it's a lie. The story is about to begin, and every day will be a new piece of the plot. ↗

— Mary Ann Shaffer

#life

I never thought my marriage could be stronger, or I could be closer to Bill. We prayed on our own, but now we prayed together and you'll never know how much that means until you do it. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#closer #could #how #i #know

We talk. Darlene worries aloud that her husband works with a lot of attractive young women; she herself is fourty. I tell her it´s not about age. "Little thing called character," I say, thinking, Accepting marital advice from me: the height of lunacy. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#divorce #infidelity #marriage #age

Always get married in the morning. That way if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted the whole day. ↗

— Mickey Rooney

#always #day #get #get married #haven

I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want? ↗

— Max Schmeling

#everything #had #happy #happy marriage #i

I look back to when I got divorced in the late 1970s. When that happened, I was so broken up. After that, I decided to seek God for my life and my next marriage. ↗

— Ricky Skaggs

#back #broken #decided #divorced #god

Honor your relationships by developing listening skills. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#marriage #parenting #relationships #art

Of course, Storm-Lord! But why would a god marry a poor farm girl?" asked one of the bound novices, his voice thin and chirping as an insect. "All things must eventually mate," I shrugged, "having been cast into a man's flesh I must do as flesh does. And it hardly matters whether one mates with a woman or a rock or a river - the end result is the same. Once all the world wed stones and trees - but this is a degenerate age, and no one keeps to tradition. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#traditions #age

Attitude determines Altitude. Winners never quit. No venture, No gain. ↗

— Stella Oladiran

#dating #family #inspirational #marriage #relationships