Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habit and then complain that he's not the man she married?
-Barbra Streisand
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habit and then complain that he's not the man she married?
-Barbra Streisand
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"
It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession.
-Thomas Hardy
"Far from the Madding Crowd"
In marriage, each partner is to be an encourager rather than a critic; a forgiver rather than a collector of hurts; an enabler rather than a reformer.
-H. Norman Wright
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
-Dave Meurer
The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
-Oscar Wilde
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie
Become the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.
-Douglas Wilson
There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
-Henry James
"The Portrait of a Lady"
Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won't make life perfect but she'll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that's in you.
-Gayle G. Roper
"Shadows on the Sand: A Seaside Mystery"