“People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.” PeopleTryingYearsHardUsedMarriageEasierYears AgoDivorceFifty Author:Mary Wesley
“My father was a soldier and my mother was a great mover. She once counted up how many places she had lived in during the first 25 years of her marriage and it came to 20.” YearsFirstsMotherFatherMarriageSoldier Author:Mary Wesley
“Twenty years ago, I was living in a lovely cottage on the edge of Dartmoor but I couldn't afford to run a car.” YearsRunningCarYears AgoTwentiesEdgesLovelyCottages Author:Mary Wesley
“My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he'd go right ahead.” ThinkingYearsMindFirstsIdeasActionUsedCoursesTakenFiveNeededHusbandFive Years Author:Mary Wesley
