Analysis Quote by Michael Foley

I personally think that people should spend more time and money on their marriages instead of weddings.

— Barun Sobti

Marriage is an economic arrangement in many ways, let's face it.

— Tennessee Williams

“Marriages are buffeted by more important things, like money and sex and children and jobs and in-laws, in constantly changing combinations.”

— Beth Pattillo

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these,…

— Daphne Guinness

There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and less inclined…

— Keith O'Brien

Modern marriage is first and foremost a romantic and private union, but the tax laws and inheritance laws and religious implications that still surround…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

No matter how free divorce, how frequently marriages break up, in most societies there is the assumption of permanent mating, of the idea that…

— Margaret Mead

There are always two figures in a marriage, two votes, two conflicting sets of decisions, desires and limitations.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Marriage union goes beyond the actual ceremony. It goes beyond intimacy and remains a solid foundation for happiness; if only partners remain optimally loyal…

— Oscar Auliq-Ice

This is a slippery slope in addition to that. At what point are we going to OK marrying inanimate objects? Can - can I…

— Rebecca Kleefisch

“Not every marital union is going to be a meaningful and fulfilling experience. Most of marriages today are nothing more than poorly or well…

— Tatjana Ostojic

Each marriage bears the footprints of economic and cultural trends which originate far outside marriage.

— Arlie Russell Hochschild