--- title: "10 Ideal Marriage Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Ideal Marriage quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Ideal Marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/milton-sapirstein-53341_fiction_the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage_639600.jpg" --- > [The ideal mother, like the ideal marriage, is a fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-sapirstein/the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage-is-a-fiction/) [Milton Sapirstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-sapirstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/milton-sapirstein-53341_fiction_the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage_639600.jpg) > [When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-ford/when-i-say-we-ve-had-an-ideal-marriage-i-m-not-just-talking-about/) [Betty Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/betty-ford-16221_attraction_when-i-say-we-ve-had-an-ideal-marriage-i_973830.jpg) > [“An ideal marriage is a true partnership between two imperfect people, each striving to complement the other, to keep the commandments, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/an-ideal-marriage-is-a-true-partnership-between-two-imperfect-people/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/anonymous-1_marriage_an-ideal-marriage-is-a-true-partnership_1728376.jpg) > [I don't know why togetherness was ever held up as an ideal of marriage. Away from home for both, then together, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-heilbrun/i-don-t-know-why-togetherness-was-ever-held-up-as-an-ideal-of/) [Carolyn Heilbrun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-heilbrun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/carolyn-heilbrun-11912_away-from-home_i-don-t-know-why-togetherness-was-ever-h_76361.jpg) > [Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didn't have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-broyles/adam-and-eve-had-an-ideal-marriage-he-didn-t-have-to-hear-about-all/) [Kimberly Broyles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-broyles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/kimberly-broyles-253906_adam_adam-and-eve-had-an-ideal-marriage-he-di_3140534.jpg) > [The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/the-ideal-that-marriage-aims-at-is-that-of-spiritual-union-through/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/mahatma-gandhi-23_aim_the-ideal-that-marriage-aims-at-is-that_1131583.jpg) > [Even in the most ideal marriage problems and challenges will arise. There is a constant barrage of distractions and circumstances in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/even-in-the-most-ideal-marriage-problems-and-challenges-will-arise/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/anonymous-1_broken-marriage_even-in-the-most-ideal-marriage-problems_926311.jpg) > [“I am coming to see that it is not so much a question of finding the right place, the right time, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-o-brien/i-am-coming-to-see-that-it-is-not-so-much-a-question-of-finding-the/) [Michael O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/michael-o-brien-29331_choice_i-am-coming-to-see-that-it-is-not-so-muc_382882.png) > [“First she would try to kill him, but failing this give him food and her body, breast-feed him back to a state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-g-ballard-2/first-she-would-try-to-kill-him-but-failing-this-give-him-food-and/) [J.G. Ballard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-g-ballard-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/j-g-ballard-2-7317_ballard_first-she-would-try-to-kill-him-but-fail_56309.png) > [“Here’s what I want you to ask yourself as you embark on your search for a vibrant sole mate: what will your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-thomas/here-s-what-i-want-you-to-ask-yourself-as-you-embark-on-your-search/) [Gary L. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/gary-l-thomas-15836_ask-yourself_here-s-what-i-want-you-to-ask-yourself-a_2731863.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideal-marriage/#itemlist", "name": "Ideal Marriage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The ideal mother, like the ideal marriage, is a fiction.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Milton Sapirstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-sapirstein/the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage-is-a-fiction/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/milton-sapirstein-53341_fiction_the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage_639600.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/milton-sapirstein-53341_fiction_the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage_639600.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/milton-sapirstein-53341_fiction_the-ideal-mother-like-the-ideal-marriage_639600.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The ideal mother, like the ideal marriage, is a fiction.” — Milton Sapirstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty thin if it's all a couple has built on. 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