Quotes by Barbara De Angelis

“The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. Its a choice you make / not just on your wedding day, but over and over again / and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.”

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person”

“A wedding is a start of togetherness... of walks in the rain, basking in the sunshine, shared meals, caring for one another and sensing the love that a marriage carries.”

“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.”

“You dont marry someone you can live with, you marry the person who you cannot live without.”

“Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.”

“The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods.”

“We can sometimes love what we do not understand, but it is impossible completely to understand what we do not love.”

“The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving relationship.”

“Men arent the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; theyve been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.”

“What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning”

“Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.”

“The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.”

“I just want to get a Ph.D. in love.”

“The ritual of marriage is not simply a social event; it is a crossing of threads in the fabric of fate. Many strands bring the couple and their families together and spin their lives into a fabric that is woven on their children.”

“Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the workload and remembering to carry out the trash”

“One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.”

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.”

“Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.”

“No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.”