"Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society."
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"Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society."
"There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage."
"Like the marriage contract you entered into, your divorce is a legal transaction. Treat it that way. Try not to let emotion, hurt, fear or anger dictate the circumstances of your discussions or negotiations."
"I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I don't think of it as 'I'm going to be with this person forever.' Instead, I think of more like, 'I'll probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then I'll re-evaluate."
"I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made for marriage."
"I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now we're living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal."
"I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been."
"There's something about marriage that is not as intensely romantic or interesting as a couple's first meeting."
"Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries famously lasted 72 days, and was reported in the tabloids as being all about the big bucks paid by magazines for the bridal photos: it is a spectacle of a bride-to-be as entrepreneur, not as romantic heroine; the groom, in this scenario, is nothing but a prop."
"Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people it's also a political and economic contract of the highest order."
"I don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me."
"Marriage is like the romantic ideal, and yet the trappings around it and the culture about it are really the opposite of that."
"I highly suggest marriage to all my friends who are dating."
"I'm not traditional at all. It's not that I'm against marriage; it just never mattered that much to me. If I was dating someone who getting married was very important to them, then absolutely. I'd have no problem. I love the idea of finding someone to be a great father figure to Jasper and to share my life with."
"In Indonesia, where I am from, the Dutch-imposed Civil Code dating back to the colonial 1870s prevailed until the 1974 Law on Marriage granted married women greater rights, including the ability to open individual bank accounts."
"The best dating advice I can give is... are you going in it for marriage, or are you going in it for just a date? You've got to be open about it right away, because the other person could be in it for marriage, but you're not."
"I'm not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone who'd owned a lunch box with my picture on it."
"I think a lot of times we're so told in our world that marriage is everything, and having a partner is everything. If you look at our movies and things, it's all directed around that love, and if you don't have that love, how sad you are."
"In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage."
"I don't think it's more important to preserve female friendship than a marriage. But I think that there's a place for female friendship that's really important in the lives of all the women I know. As I've gotten older, it's become much more important to me."
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