#marriage

Prostitution was illegal in Kenya and was culturally a taboo. But what was a young orphaned girl with little education to do when she had to fend for three of her younger siblings? As she watched the waves hit the shores, she noticed a young handsome man staring at her from a distance. ↗

— Nya Wampaze

#bwwm #interracial-marriage #interracial-romance #education

Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her. ↗

— Gavyn Davies

#her #i #marriage #me #other

I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year. ↗

— Bette Davis

#again #dead #dollars #fifteen #found

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did. ↗

— Bette Davis

#afraid #brought #conventions #did #end

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know. ↗

— Bette Davis

#affair #boring #getting #good #i

I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them. ↗

— James Dobson

#couples #eludes #expect #find #i

You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#family #marriage #relationships #family

It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility. ↗

— David Duchovny

#honor #marriage #responsibility #someone

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income. ↗

— Will Durant

#against #am #flame #hasty #i

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. ↗

— George Eliot

#between #children #duty #eternal #little