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“Men don't protect us, not really. They only protect themselves, or each other. The only thing men ever protected me from was happiness.”

Book:Listen for the Lie

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“It is in part, I suppose, that the thought of marrying anyone makes me wish to retreat to the nearest library and hide myself among the stacks; marriage has always struck me as a pointless business, at best a distraction from my work and at worst a very large distraction from my work coupled with a lifetime of tedious social obligations”

Marriage Distraction Proposal Social Obligation Proposal Gone Wrong

Book:Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Source: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

“Have any last-minute advice?” Dayton asked. “Just love her, son. But love is easy.” Stuffing his hands in his pockets, Eddy glanced at him. “It’s everything that comes with it that’s hard.”

Love Marriage Wedding

Book:Harrowed Hearts

Source: Harrowed Hearts

“Marriage is like a table supported by four legs: the couple, the children, the parents, and the in-laws. If any of these legs falter, the entire relationship can collapse.”

Relationships Marriage Relationships Advice

Book:Dark Rooms

Source: Dark Rooms

“While I had no desire to be a Cinderella or an Ariel, it would've been nice to have had a ring before the wedding. To have had a wedding with a white dress. To have had some years together in a small rental with thrifted furniture and a couple of houseplants, where our greatest concerns were paying the bills on time and deciding who would be doing the dishes that night.”

Relationships Marriage Wedding Wedding Ring Complicated Marriage Non Traditional Marriage Tough Relationships

Book:Alive Day: A Memoir

Source: Alive Day: A Memoir

“Couples must preserve their love to prevent it from tainting the purest love of all—the love between them and their children”

Marriage

Book:Dark Rooms

Source: Dark Rooms

“Couples often forget that after marriage and children, it’s no longer just a 'relationship'—it’s a family, a responsibility for life.”

Relationships Marriage

Book:Dark Rooms

Source: Dark Rooms

“A stranger is often more interesting than the familiar because your brain craves new experiences. But remember, it’s the familiar who truly cares about you”

Relationships Marriage

Book:The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

Source: The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Weddings are occasions where couples make vows and promises they cannot keep”

Marriage Weddings

Book:Dark Rooms

Source: Dark Rooms

“How children treat their mother reflects on the father, and how they treat their father reflects on the mother. Don’t distort the truth to tarnish your spouse in your children’s eyes.”

Marriage Parenting

Book:Dark Rooms

Source: Dark Rooms

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