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> [Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our society suffers with the collapse of the relationship of the couple who brings a child into the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/marriage-is-a-public-good-not-just-a-private-relationship-we-have-a/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

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## More by William J Doherty

> [John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In The Relationship Cure, he has found gold once again. This book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/john-gottman-is-our-leading-explorer-of-the-inner-world-of/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [Dr Sue Johnson is the most original contributor to couples therapy to come along in the last thirty years. This book will touch your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/dr-sue-johnson-is-the-most-original-contributor-to-couples-therapy-to/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our society suffers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/marriage-is-a-public-good-not-just-a-private-relationship-we-have-a/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [Most of us are now free to walk away from our marital commitments more easily than from any other contract in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/most-of-us-are-now-free-to-walk-away-from-our-marital-commitments/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [In the consumer culture of marriage, commitments last as long as the other person is meeting our needs. We still believe in commitment, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/in-the-consumer-culture-of-marriage-commitments-last-as-long-as-the/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [Why would a married couple that lives together every day need to date each other? It's precisely because they live and sleep together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/why-would-a-married-couple-that-lives-together-every-day-need-to-date/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [If a married couple with children has fifteen minutes of uninterrupted, non-logistical, non-problem-solving talk every day, I would put them in the top 5%…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/if-a-married-couple-with-children-has-fifteen-minutes-of/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

> [A family, like a canoe, must be steered or paddled, or it won't take you where you want to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-doherty/a-family-like-a-canoe-must-be-steered-or-paddled-or-it-won-t-take-you/)

[William J Doherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-doherty/)

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