#marriages

In 1895 Lady Londonberry commented acidly on a bridegroom who had 'married the 10,000 a year as well as the lady. ↗

— Pamela Horn

#marriages-of-convenience #victoriana #victorians #life

The decision to get married will impact one's life more deeply than almost any decision in life. Yet people continue to rush into marriage with little or no preparation for making a marriage successful. In fact, many couples give far more attention to making plans for the wedding than making plans for marriage. The wedding festivities last only a few hours, while the marriage, we hope, will last for a lifetime ↗

— Gary Chapman

#marriage-humor #marriage-mistakes #marriages #successful-marriage #life

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#constancy #courtship #generally #long #love

All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#bat #careers #down #else #friendships

I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#attention #both #career #choices #go

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see. ↗

— Manolo Blahnik

#costs #divorce #fortune #i #marriages

For some of us, watching a miniseries that lasts longer than most marriages is not easy. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#lasts #longer #marriages #most #some

Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by our gay and lesbian citizens. ↗

— Earl Blumenauer

#citizens #economics #failed #gay #lesbian

People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything. ↗

— Emily Blunt

#anything #being #committed #day #immediacy

I don't know nothing about no marriages or nothing. I ain't even never been to a wedding. ↗

— Mike Epps

#about #been #even #i #know