I have this theory. I don’t know if this holds water, but it’s just that if death is the end of the story, how the story ends, then marriage is a giant step in that direction. Actually, the fear of marriage is the fear of death.
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It’s very hard if you’re an artist and a creative person and a woman, a strong independent female, to be in a marriage with a man who isn’t threatened by that and is comfortable with all the things that I stand for and what I do.
Sharon, she’s the other half of me.
Joke or not, these images all express a common point, namely that women are so desperate for their male partners to do their fair share of the housework that they’ll barter favors, sexual and otherwise, to ensure that the job gets done.
If you make a good marriage, God bless you. If you make a bad marriage, become a philosopher.
I can understand women wanting to get married, because they know that their man can always run off with another woman. And, as they’re dependent on him, they have to make it that bit harder for him to get out of his obligations. But I don’t really see why men want to get married.
The marriage is like a third thing. If we have a fight, if we make compromises, it’s not to the other person, it’s to the marriage. It’s different from losing. This was a third thing that we treasured and took very good care of.
Shepard is quick to pay tribute to his wife’s inherent goodness, but Kristen’s qualms skew ordinary.
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes conflicting schedules, changing priorities and a laundry list of other reasons (including actual laundry) that just seem to get in the way of having sex.
My first marriage, I chose to leave. That’s not fuckin’ up, that’s me moving on.
Matthew Clairmont: I took my mother's name when she sired me. She lived in France with my stepfather, Philippe. He's no longer with us. Diana Bishop: He died? Matthew Clairmont: Mm. Yes. We can be killed... if you try hard enough.
— Sarah Dollard, Ashley Pharoah, Juan Carlos Medina, Kate Brooke, Sarah Walker, Charlene James, Diana Bishop, Teresa Palmer, imdb.com
Let's toast to your marriage, I hope you don't fall on your face with him. I only want the best for you.
How could you not be caught between the people who raised you and the family that you created by choice?
I was married for four years, and pretended to be happy; and I had six years of analysis, and pretended to be sane. My husband ran off with his boyfriend, and I had an affair with my analyst, who told me I was the worst lay he'd ever had. I can't tell you how many men have told me what a lousy lay I…
— Paddy Chayefsky, Diana Christensen, Faye Dunaway, imdb.com
Jacy Farrow: Well you married Daddy when he was poor and he got rich, didn't he? Lois Farrow: Scared your daddy into getting rich, beautiful. Jacy Farrow: Well if Daddy could do it, Duane could, too. Lois Farrow: Not married to you. You're not scary enough.
— Larry Mcmurtry, Peter Bogdanovich, Jacy Farrow, Cybill Shepherd, imdb.com
Mrs. Braddock: What makes you think she wants to marry you? Benjamin: Oh, she doesn't. To be perfectly honest, she doesn't like me.
— Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, Ben Braddock, Dustin Hoffman, imdb.com
Elaine: Good night. Benjamin: Are we getting married tomorrow? Elaine: No... Benjamin: Day after tomorrow? Elaine: I don't know. Maybe we are, and maybe we're not.
— Calder Willingham, Buck Henry, Ben Braddock, Dustin Hoffman, imdb.com
After you and I got married, we prayed for a baby for so long. One night, someone listened.
I look around at these other mothers and they all seem pretty shallow and empty to me. I don’t want to be too harsh because I think most of them are good people deep down, but they really are living in a bubble, and no better off for it.
Big life changes — even positive ones like an engagement, a promotion or a pregnancy — can trigger stress, anxiety and other negative emotions.