“I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.” StillsDifferentWould BeLife IsParentSweetGrewNormalMarriedGrew UpNormal Family Author:Gwen Stefani
“The best part of being married is... you don't have to explain a lot of things. Those wordless moments when you both know that what you witnessed together is funny, idiotic, or really sweet. Being connected is pretty miraculous.” KnowsMomentsTogetherSweetMarriedConnectedMiraculousBeing MarriedIdioticReally Sweet Author:Paul Reiser
“When we sat down to eat I took inventory of the people in the room, and the remnants of my good mood evaporated when I realized how very little I had in common with them – the career dads, the responsible and diligent moms – and I was soon filled with dread and loneliness. I locked in on the smug feeling of superiority that married couples give off and that permeated the air – the shared assumptions, the sweet and contented apathy, it all lingered everywhere – despite the absence in the room of anyone single at which to aim this.” PeopleGivingLittlesFeelingsRoomsCommonCareersAirLonelinessSweetMomCoupleDadMarriedResponsibleAimFilledAbsenceI RealizedMoodDespiteSatAssumptionApathyLockedDreadSuperiorityDiligentInventoryRemnantsMarried CouplesGood Mood Book:Lunar Park Source: Lunar Park
“I supposed this was one reason why people got married, to make a fiction that was tellable. It wasn’t just movies that couldn’t contain the full cast of characters — it was us. We had to winnow life down so we knew where to put our tenderness and attention; and that was a good, sweet thing. But together or alone, we were still embedded in a kaleidoscope, ruthlessly varied and continuous, until the end of the end.” PeopleStillsEndsReasonCharacterTogetherAttentionFictionSweetMarriedCastsReason WhyTendernessEmbeddedKaleidoscopeSweet Things Author:Miranda July