“If you get married, you lose all your benefits. That's insane! We should give people bonuses for getting married, and sending signals and talking about it to the society.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldLosesTalkingBenefitsMarriedInsaneSignalsGetting MarriedBonus Author:Sam Brownback
“If you help yourself to the benefits of being married when you are single, you're likely to help yourself to the benefits of being single when you're married.” IfsHelpingBenefitsMarriedBeing MarriedBeing SingleHelp Yourself Author:Manis Friedman
“In my view there are basically two types of weddings. There is the wedding that is based on law, and there is the wedding that is based on Christ and based on grace. We felt that those who have been married by the law, they would like to have that special privilege and benefit by being married by the church.” Has BeensTwoLawFeltChristChurchViewsGraceSpecialTypeBenefitsMarriedPrivilegeBeing Married Author:Bill Vaughan
“Women have always been more critical of marriage than men. The great mysterious irony of it is - at least it's the stereotype - that women want to get married and men are trying to avoid it. Marriage doesn't benefit women as much as men, and it never has. And women, once they are married, become very critical of marriages in a way that men don't.” MenWayWantTryingBenefitsMarriedCriticalMysteriousIronyStereotypeWomen Want Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“Marriage is under attack from so many different areas. There should be benefits associated with married people. Life is unfair. Maybe you won't find the right person and you won't end up getting married. Oh, well, life is unfair. But married people, because of their capacity to have children, even if they're not going to end up having children, even if they're unable to bear children, marriage is an institution that is absolutely central to civilization.” PeopleIfsShouldWellsChildrenPersonsDifferentEndsLife IsBearsCivilizationBenefitsMarriedAreasCapacityInstitutionsUnfairGetting MarriedRight PersonHaving ChildrenOh WellLife Is Unfair Author:Ann Coulter
“If gay Americans are not allowed to get married and have all the benefits that American citizens are entitled to by the Bill of Rights, they should get one hell of a tax break. That is my opinion.” IfsShouldOpinionBreakHellRightsCitizensGayTaxesBenefitsMarriedBillsEntitledGay MarriageAmerican CitizensBill Of RightsTax Breaks Author:Jeanne Phillips
“I have no personal desire to get married whatsoever and I certainly have no desire to be a soldier. I'm old school, I'm from gay liberation, we wanted to end war forever and smash the patriarchy and these are values I still hold dear but, I believe that any person who wants to get married should have that right and I know that Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people serve with distinction in the armed forces, and that when they are killed, supposedly serving our country in these wars, that I personally do not support, their partners back home do not receive death benefits.” PeopleKnowsWantShouldBelievePersonsStillsWarEndsCountryHomeWantedSchoolDesireValuesForceI BelieveSupportForeverGayBenefitsMarriedShould HaveSoldierDearPartnersOur CountryLiberationDistinctionServingPatriarchyBack HomeOld SchoolBisexualArmed ForcesPersonal DesireGay Liberation Author:Cleve Jones
“Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.” MayLongTermMarriageBenefitsMarriedDivorceLong TermStayingSympathyDivorcedFunny MarriageAfter DivorceHappy DivorceFunny DivorceMarriage DivorceMarriage And DivorceGoing Through DivorceBad MarriageLong Term Marriage Book:Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People Source: Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People
“The inflections of community are important because they get at the very meanings of marriage. Marriage is a gift God gives the church. He does not simply give it to the married people of the church, but to the whole church, just as marriage is designed not only for the benefit of the married couple. It is designed to tell a story to the entire church, a story about God’s own love and fidelity to us” PeopleGivingDoeImportantWholeStoriesCommunityChurchCoupleBenefitsMarriedFidelityMarried Couples Author:Lauren F. Winner