It is not a

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

Again, our marriage problems

Again, our marriage problems are not really marriage problems. They are heart problems. They are God problems. Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes. Like wealth or pleasure. Like fame or respect. Like people. Like marriage. Francis Chan

Never let a problem

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Barbara Johnson

The real act of

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It’s a choice you make on your wedding day, and over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband. Barbara De Angelis

To solve a marriage

To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can’t agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.
R. C. Sproul

There is no greater

There is no greater happiness for a man than approaching a door at the end of a day knowing someone on the other side of that door is waiting for the sound of his footsteps.
Ronald Reagan

A happy marriage is

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.
Ruth Graham