--- title: "12 Real-marriage Quotes by 1 author" description: "Browse 12 Real-marriage quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Real-marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_i-came-to-the-conclusion-that-the-cure-f_1764966.png" --- > [“I came to the conclusion that the cure for a lot of my moodiness was having more frequent sex with my wife.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/i-came-to-the-conclusion-that-the-cure-for-a-lot-of-my-moodiness-was/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_i-came-to-the-conclusion-that-the-cure-f_1764966.png) > [“I'd go home to a wife whom I was not sexually enjoying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/i-d-go-home-to-a-wife-whom-i-was-not-sexually-enjoying/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_i-d-go-home-to-a-wife-whom-i-was-not-sex_865736.png) > [“We want to state this carefully: a spouse who is evil, distant, cruel, unloving, or abusive should not use this information to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/we-want-to-state-this-carefully-a-spouse-who-is-evil-distant-cruel/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_we-want-to-state-this-carefully-a-spouse_1592115.png) > [“When you are lying in bed angry with your backs turned towards each other, imagine Satan sleeping in the space between you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/when-you-are-lying-in-bed-angry-with-your-backs-turned-towards-each/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/mark-driscoll-2287_devil_when-you-are-lying-in-bed-angry-with-you_2709307.png) > [“Back in high school, once she suspected that I was probably not a Christian, she did not break up with me as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/back-in-high-school-once-she-suspected-that-i-was-probably-not-a/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/mark-driscoll-2287_christian_back-in-high-school-once-she-suspected-t_921525.png) > [“To make matters worse, seemingly every book I read by Christians on sex and marriage sounded unfair. Nearly every one said the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/to-make-matters-worse-seemingly-every-book-i-read-by-christians-on/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/mark-driscoll-2287_books_to-make-matters-worse-seemingly-every-bo_79977.png) > [“The questions today are different, and if people don't get answers from pastors and parents, they will find them in dark, depraved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/the-questions-today-are-different-and-if-people-don-t-get-answers/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_the-questions-today-are-different-and-if_782820.png) > [“For the husband, the male prostate can only be accessed through the anus. It is called the "male G-spot" as it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/for-the-husband-the-male-prostate-can-only-be-accessed-through-the/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/mark-driscoll-2287_mark-driscoll_for-the-husband-the-male-prostate-can-on_1299662.png) > [“I felt God had conned me by telling me to marry Grace, and allowed Grace to rule over me since she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/i-felt-god-had-conned-me-by-telling-me-to-marry-grace-and-allowed/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82e/mark-driscoll-2287_life_i-felt-god-had-conned-me-by-telling-me-t_2445257.png) > [“As a pastor, I recognize that in theological terms, narcissists want to be the center of attention, like a god, and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/as-a-pastor-i-recognize-that-in-theological-terms-narcissists-want-to/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/mark-driscoll-2287_center-of-attention_as-a-pastor-i-recognize-that-in-theologi_1276890.png) > [“But birth control can also be compelled by sinful motivations. These can include putting lesser priorities like career above higher priorities like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/but-birth-control-can-also-be-compelled-by-sinful-motivations-these/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/mark-driscoll-2287_birth-control_but-birth-control-can-also-be-compelled_2963564.jpg) > [“# # My pregnant wife came home with her previously long hair that I loved chopped off and replaced with a short,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/my-pregnant-wife-came-home-with-her-previously-long-hair-that-i-loved/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/mark-driscoll-2287_long-hair_my-pregnant-wife-came-home-with-her-prev_436705.jpg) ## Top authors on Real-marriage - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-driscoll-64140.jpg) Mark Driscoll 12 quotes 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