#ria

For some reason my father saw no problem with us pplaying "barbie and ken go to hawaii to save their marriage by picking up another couple for sexy good times," but if barbie and ken had gone to hawaii to "rescue another couple from a crazed kidnapper," that would have been wrong. ↗

— Michele Jaffe

#marriage

I never wanted to marry anyone before,” he said. “When two people marry, they surrender a small part of themselves. They become more like each other. I never met a woman who was better than me at things I take pride in, and I never wanted to be like them. I always knew that whoever I was with was temporary. There was always a new woman around the corner. I’ve seen marriages shatter. Twice. My mother left, then Richard’s wife. It almost broke my brother.” “So how do I know that you won’t move on and leave me broken?” “Because you are the one. You are better than me in some things, and I am better than you in others.” He drew her into his arms. “I don’t mind being a bit like you. I hope you don’t mind being a bit like me. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#marriage

Yes. THANK YOU. And say hello to Judas Iscariot. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#cheating #deception #divorce #infidelity #marriage

And I’m sorry,” Big Earrings said, “But how is some course going to teach them how marriage works? I’ve been married three times, and I haven’t figured it out yet.” She snorted. “I figured out how to call a lawyer, though. ↗

— Kristin Walker

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An ideal marriage is a true partnership between two imperfect people, each striving to complement the other, to keep the commandments, and to do the will of the Lord ["Our Sacred Duty to Honor Woman," Ensign, May 1999). ↗

— Russel M. Nelson

#marriage

It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession ↗

— Thomas Hardy

#possession #marriage

I had long ago learned that when you are the giant, alien visitor to a remote and foreign culture it is sort of your job to become an object of ridicule. It’s the least you can do, really, as a polite guest. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#marriage

A man's world is different from a woman's world and a man's emotions are different from a woman's emotions and only marriage can bring the two different sets of emotions together properly. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#marriage #relationship #marriage

A Christian is never dependent on the response of others to grow spiritually. It's our own heart's decisions that matter ↗

— Gary L. Thomas

#marriage

I know that now probably isn't the time. But I have been here for the worse, and I want to be here for the rest. ↗

— Keira Kroft

#marriage