The problem with marriage

The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

In marriage there are

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring. Enid Bagnold

It is not a

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Friedrich Nietzsche

When marrying, ask yourself

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. Friedrich Nietzsche

Keep your eyes wide

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. Benjamin Franklin