Marriage Quotes by Jessica Valenti

11 Marriage quotes by Jessica Valenti

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Jessica Valenti’s eleven reflections on marriage bring a sharp feminist lens to the conversation. Her thoughtful, often provocative commentary invites readers to reconsider traditional roles and explore how equality shapes modern relationships.

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As a kid, I wasn't sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who…

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If your husband is cheating on you, it doesn't mean that you need to get prettier -- it means he's a scumbag.

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Wedding fever is one of the scariest diseases I have ever seen.

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People are not going to give up marriage. But we can try to make it more fair. We can try to change…

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Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future…

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I think that almost all traditional institutions are sexist, and they're probably racist and homophobic, and they're all of these things. But…

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“I simply don't think that putting every bit of energy I have into parenting-at the expense of my career, marriage and social…

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My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background,…

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When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in…

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My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers…

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As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question…

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I think we get into very dangerous territory when we start to define who can and cannot be a feminist. It's such a slippery…

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The implications of likability are long-lasting and serious. Women adjust their behavior to be likable and as a result have less power in the…

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I think I was in high school, actually, and it was a guidance counselor or someone said, you know, you're just too loud; like…

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The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank.

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Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists as ugly,…

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Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is…

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I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that's happening in America. I think the problem is - the way it's…

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Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is a sexist…

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“I’m talking about the soul-crushing drudgery of day-to-day parenthood that we’re too embarrassed to talk about. The boredom, the stress, the nagging dissatisfaction, and…

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