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Marriage


Marriage is the permanent, life-long union between one man and one woman.

The cure for AIDS--One man, One woman, for life: No AIDS

 

You need to focus your attention entirely on what you can do to become more loving—not on trying to change your partner—because that’s what will make the greatest difference in your marriage and in your happiness. ~ Gary Smalley

 

 

As long s we focus on being right and in control, insisting on the appearance of being correct while making our spouse appear to be wrong, the secure environment in which love can grow will elude us. ~ Gary Smalley

 

 

You probably don’t want to hear this, but it’s true. If you are unhappy in a relationship, you’re the one who’s probably at fault. ~ Gary Smalley

 

A kiss is a contraction of the mouth due to an enlargement of the heart. 

A man too often shows his worst side to his better half.

A wedding ring is a one man band.

A woman's chief asset is a man's imagination.

A woman's promise to be on time often carries a lot of wait. 

Adult education often begins with a teenage marriage.

Alimony is sometimes known as bounty on the mutiny.

Alimony is the high cost of leaving.

Bachelor: a man who wouldn't take "Yes" for an answer.

Children are often expected to learn good manners without seeing any.

Everybody in the family should be a member of the crew, not a passenger.

Everything in the modern home is controlled by switches except the children.

Intuition enables a woman to contradict her husband before he says anything.

Love and understanding turn a look into a smile and a house into a home.

Marriages may be made in heaven, but two on earth must perform the maintenance.

Most husbands would rather buy than be an automatic dishwasher.

No two children are alike--especially if one is yours and the other isn't.

Picture windows and small feet tend to bring the outdoors into the living room.

The best gifts are always tied with heartstrings.

The best marriage counselor is the child who hugs Mom and Dad at the same time.

There are times when a youngster can be straightened out by bending him over your knee.

Sex is sacred.  Any distortion of it is desecrating something that God holds as sacred.

Too many parents are not on spanking terms with their children.

True love decreases the pain of poverty.

A large majority--92%--of children whose families make more than $75,000 a year live with two parents (including step-parents). At the bottom of the income scale--families earning less than $15,000--only 20% of children live with two parents. ~ economist.com

The reason we react against the issue of homosexuality the way we do is because sexuality is sacred too. You cannot violate it.  ... Sex is a sacred gift of God.  I can no longer justify an aberration of it in somebody else's life than I can justify my proclivities to go beyond my marital boundaries. ~ Ravi Zacharias


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