Aphorisms about marriage

In the past, men and women had many relationships within a tribe; then marriage was invented, and civilization began.

There is nothing more perfect in this world than the deep union of a man and a woman—unfortunately, many cannot withstand the pressure and fail to reach that depth.

Marriage often begins before the wedding, which is why many couples experience no change after the ceremony.

At its start, marriage is a feeling upon which shared plans and experiences are built.

A bad marriage is one bond between two people, a good marriage is many bonds between two people, and the best marriage is many bonds between three—husband, wife, and God between them.

In a marriage, some bonds must always suffer. Christ told the apostles, "Drink my blood and eat my body"—anyone who has been married for 10 years understands these words perfectly.

A marriage is not refreshed by maintaining bonds but by creating new ones between husband and wife.

A happy marriage is an adventure that begins with faith in a shared future and ends with gratitude for a shared past.

Nothing has civilized humanity more than the idea of marriage.

Both men and women want to prepare for marriage for a long time, as only then will they value the marital relationship enough until it strengthened.

Those who do not prepare for marriage quickly divorce.

Today, some women want to marry women, some men want to marry men, and some men and women don’t want marriage at all, but the happiest men and women are still those who enter marriage and persevere in it.

Often, after having children, people forget they have a marriage alongside their children.

Forgetting marriage is not terrible; forgetting love is.

In a happy marriage, happy children are raised.

Happy children have parents in a happy marriage.

A happy marriage is flexibly structured.

It’s good when a man and woman argue, but it’s even better when they learn to talk.

In a happy marriage, a man and woman never try to convince or control each other—they simply say what they think.

Without humor, there is no happy marriage.

A happy marriage is both deeply serious and deeply playful.