Equally disquieting are the times when we do make a choice, only to later feel as though we have murdered some other aspect of our being by settling on one single concrete decision.

Maturity brings - among other things - the ability to sustain and survive enormous contradictions and disappointments.

Real, sane, mature love—the kind that pays the mortgage year after year and picks up the kids after school—is not based on infatuation but on affection and respect.

The fantasy of the wedding day is that it represents undeniable public and private truth that you have been chosen. For that one day, you are the most valuable creature in the world - a treasure, a princess, a prize.

There are always two figures in a marriage, two votes, two conflicting sets of decisions, desires and limitations.

Even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there’s no reason to add to everyone’s misery by looking miserable yourself.

God wants us to be in joy, God wants us to be happy.