A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other will do the same.
-Nicholas Sparks
"True Believer"
Quotations
Marriage
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
-Anne Lamott "Joe Jones"
When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.
-Helen Rowland
How can two people love each other, create children together, cohabitation, build a life together, and then end up hating each other in the end.
-Zane
If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.
-George Bernard Shaw
Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate but through being the right mate.
-Barnett R. Brickner
If you get bored with the person you married for love, there's something wrong with you - not with that person.
-Shahrukh Khan
What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.
-Gary D. Chapman
"The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate"
Don’t be jealous if I spend 50% of my time with you and 50% of my time with others, because you get 100% of 50%, while all the others have to share that other 50%. This is the speech I’ve prepared to tell my wife in the future, when I’m spending a majority minus one percent of my time with my clones.
-Jarod Kintz "This Book Has No Title"
Never forget the nine most important words of any family:
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
