Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him. H. L. Mencken
Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later for another thing, they die earlier. H. L. Mencken
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles. Henry Ward Beecher
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. Brendan Behan
Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about. Katharine Hepburn
I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don't spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out. Reese Witherspoon
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives. Samuel Johnson
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband. Euripides
A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing. W. Somerset Maugham
An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't. Sacha Guitry
A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. Joey Adams
If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping. Mignon McLaughlin
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. Princess Diana
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. Josh Billings
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married? Barbra Streisand
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. Abigail Adams
The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. A. P. Herbert
Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry. Rita Rudner
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. Honore de Balzac
Marriage is like a cage one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out. Michel de Montaigne