“To marry for love were no reproachful thing if we did not see that of ten thousand couples that do it, hardly one can be brought for an example that it may be done and not repented afterwards.” IfsMayDoneMarriageExampleCoupleThousandTen Book:The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple Source: The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple
“You, that are going to be married, think things can never be done too fast: but we that are old, and know what we are about, must elope methodically, madam.” ThinkingKnowsDoneMarriageMarriedBeing Married Author:Oliver Goldsmith
“Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most of the fighting and market work?” MenChildrenDoneCertainFightingMarriageActivityMarriedAgricultureMarried ManMarried WomenRearing A Child Author:Gary Becker
“Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.” MenWayDoneMarriageAverageExpensiveLaundryAverage Man Author:Burt Reynolds
“For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.” InspirationalYearsHas BeensDoneHomeFunnyJobsPartyMarriageSourceHusbandDinnerRingsTemptationSymbolsReliefCompanionMy HusbandWeddingJewelryMaternityJewelleryWedding RingStatus SymbolYears Of MarriageInspirational WeddingTemptation LifeHusband To Be Author:Erma Bombeck
“For most people, a life lived alone, with passing strangers or passing lovers, is incoherent and ultimately unbearable. Someone must be there to know what we have done for those we love.” PeopleKnowsDoneMarriageLoversStrangerPassingPassingsUnbearableThose We Love Author:Frank Pittman
“Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done.” GivingWritingKindDoeImportantDonePastMarriageRolesHonestAcceptanceSingingPerformancesGive MeReleaseBeing HonestTherapyDemonMy Past Author:Michelle Shocked
“Marriage is one of the most sacred human institutions. I asked our Senators, as many South Dakotans have done, to protect marriage as a union between a man and a woman.” MenHumansDoneMarriageProtectInstitutionsSacredUnionsSouthRoundsSenators Author:Mike Rounds