--- title: "8 Approach Marriage Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Approach Marriage quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Approach Marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-gould-1290_approach_my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple_205187.png" --- > [My whole approach to marriage is simple: my wife will do something that drives me insane, I won't say anything, and then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-gould/my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple-my-wife-will-do-something/) [Dana Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-gould/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-gould-1290_approach_my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple_205187.png) > [A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tullian-tchividjian/a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the-idea-that-if-we-work-hard/) [Tullian Tchividjian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tullian-tchividjian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/tullian-tchividjian-1105_acceptance_a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the_305734.png) > [“In 2006 the federal government expended more than $100 million over a five-year period for marriage and fatherhood education. Interestingly, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-dixon/in-2006-the-federal-government-expended-more-than-100-million-over-a/) [Patricia Dixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-dixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/patricia-dixon-36534_comparative-analysis_in-2006-the-federal-government-expended_566003.jpg) > [“Love is a devoted madness while marriage is a responsibility. But then it is possible to be devotedly mad and responsible at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/love-is-a-devoted-madness-while-marriage-is-a-responsibility-but-then/) [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/c-joybell-c-471_adult-life_love-is-a-devoted-madness-while-marriage_709868.jpg) > [When you’re married to Miranda Lambert, you've gotta give her her room because she’s a powerful force. I think it’s more about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-you-ve-gotta-give-her-her-room/) [Blake Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/blake-shelton-2265_approach_when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-y_1594115.jpg) > [In the rush of complex modern living, we have a tendency to laugh at the 'bring-Papa-his-pipe-and-slippers' approach to marriage - but most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlene-dahl/in-the-rush-of-complex-modern-living-we-have-a-tendency-to-laugh-at/) [Arlene Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlene-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/arlene-dahl-45522_approach_in-the-rush-of-complex-modern-living-we_1779304.png) > [“When we approach marriage expecting our needs to be met, we have not understood the real nature of love, and we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-ash/when-we-approach-marriage-expecting-our-needs-to-be-met-we-have-not/) [Christopher Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-ash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/christopher-ash-62949_love_when-we-approach-marriage-expecting-our_2210900.jpg) > [“Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. This will lead us into a discussion brilliantly argued by Maryland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-thomas/knowing-why-we-are-married-and-should-stay-married-is-crucial-this/) [Gary L. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/gary-l-thomas-15836_marriage_knowing-why-we-are-married-and-should-st_2334262.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approach-marriage/#itemlist", "name": "Approach Marriage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My whole approach to marriage is simple: my wife will do something that drives me insane, I won't say anything, and then, later, I'll die of cancer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Gould" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-gould/my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple-my-wife-will-do-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-gould-1290_approach_my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple_205187.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-gould-1290_approach_my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple_205187.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-gould-1290_approach_my-whole-approach-to-marriage-is-simple_205187.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My whole approach to marriage is simple: my wife will do something that drives me insane, I won't say…” — Dana Gould", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tullian Tchividjian" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tullian-tchividjian/a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the-idea-that-if-we-work-hard/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/tullian-tchividjian-1105_acceptance_a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the_305734.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/tullian-tchividjian-1105_acceptance_a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the_305734.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/tullian-tchividjian-1105_acceptance_a-religious-approach-to-marriage-is-the_305734.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the…” — Tullian Tchividjian", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In 2006 the federal government expended more than $100 million over a five-year period for marriage and fatherhood education. Interestingly, it is not until recently that the United States is doing something that African peoples have been doing for thousands of years through rites of passage programs -- preparing young people for life and the challenges of marriage and family. Because U.S. society generally takes an interventive approach to marriage, where couples seek help after the marriage is in trouble, rather than a preventive proactive approach, where couples are prepared for the challenges of marriage, most people are not prepared for a monogamous marriage, let alone a polygynous one.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patricia Dixon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-dixon/in-2006-the-federal-government-expended-more-than-100-million-over-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/patricia-dixon-36534_comparative-analysis_in-2006-the-federal-government-expended_566003.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/patricia-dixon-36534_comparative-analysis_in-2006-the-federal-government-expended_566003.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/patricia-dixon-36534_comparative-analysis_in-2006-the-federal-government-expended_566003.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In 2006 the federal government expended more than $100 million over a five-year period for marriage and…” — Patricia Dixon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Love is a devoted madness while marriage is a responsibility. But then it is possible to be devotedly mad and responsible at the same time, yes it is. And so this is how we should begin to see marriage: as it is, for what it is! Marriage needs to cease being an eternal ideal with the predestined ending of death! We must allow it to be and to appear as what it is! Perhaps if we approach marriage with eyes open to the reality of the nature of it, we will stop failing at it! We fail at it because we think of it as something it is not! We are romanced by an ideal that is not in touch with reality and that's why when we begin to discover the reality of it, we see ourselves as failures! It is a wild and blessed thing to want to spend the rest of your adult life with one person, growing and changing together, while stepping deeper into the depths of love; notwithstanding, we must understand that we may not get it \"right\" the first time.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "C. 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I think it’s more about just listening and understanding who she is and what her insecurities may be and how to approach our marriage as an open minded listener and a shoulder to lean on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Blake Shelton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-you-ve-gotta-give-her-her-room/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/blake-shelton-2265_approach_when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-y_1594115.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/blake-shelton-2265_approach_when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-y_1594115.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/blake-shelton-2265_approach_when-you-re-married-to-miranda-lambert-y_1594115.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you’re married to Miranda Lambert, you've gotta give her her room because she’s a powerful force. 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This will lead us into a discussion brilliantly argued by Maryland pastor C.J. Mahaney in an audiotape series on marriage titled According to Plan. The key question is this: Will we approach marriage from a God-centered view or a man-centered view?3 In a man-centered view, we will maintain our marriage as long as our earthly comforts, desires, and expectations are met. In a God-centered view, we preserve our marriage because it brings glory to God and points a sinful world to a reconciling Creator.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary L. 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