Columns Quote by Jessica Valenti

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

— Jessica Valenti

I have a friend who once said, 'If you invite People Magazine to your wedding, then they should be allowed to come to the…

— Sandra Bullock

I didn't want to get married - I thought it was like a cult! It seemed so conservative and unnatural.

— Alicia Silverstone

It's quite ironic that at many interviews I have had professionals telling me that 'I don't look married because I don't dress like a…

— Nandita Mahtani

I was never against marriage per se. Before feminism, I didn't think you had any choice. In fact, for a long time I always…

— Gloria Steinem

“Marriage felt like a fading American institution, as relevant to me as the Elks Club. Plus, I considered myself punk rock, and punk rockers…

— Michael Ian Black

I thought we had reached an understanding, the institution of marriage and I. Weddings are like the triathalon of female friendship: the Shower, the…

— Sloane Crosley

The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman.

— Craig Ferguson

I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.

— Amy Dickinson

I still think it's important for people to have a sharp, ongoing critique of marriage in patriarchal society — because once you marry within…

— Bell Hooks

I'm so not a Bridezilla.

— Annaleigh Ashford

We're not saying that marriage, the thing, is now open to anyone of any gender. We are saying, when the word marriage is used…

— Kory Stamper