Many marriages would would be better off if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side. ~ Zig Ziglar
Real giving is when we give to our spouses what”s important to them, whether we understand it, like it, agree with it, or not. ~ Michele Weiner-Davis, Divorce Busting
You win or the relationship wins. ~ Terry Hargrave
Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don”t want to hurt one another”s feelings, and they don”t try to make the other one feel humiliated. People who are married for life are extremely kind to one another. ~ Frank Pittman
Happy marriages are based on deep friendship. By this I mean a mutual respect for and enjoyment of each others company. ~ John Gottman
The first duty of love is to listen. ~ Paul Tillich
I like to not only be loved, but to be told that I am loved; the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. ~ George Eliot
It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing to a young bride and groom from his prison cell in Nazi Germany in 1943
Motto for the bride and groom:
We are a work in progress with a lifetime contract. ~ Phyllis Koss
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins. ~ Lao Tzu
The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together. ~ Robert C. Dodds
The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in ballroom or church or synagogue. It”s a choice you make – not just on your wedding day, but over and over again – and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife. ~ Barbara De Angelis
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. ~ Barbara Johnson
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