Communication in Marriage Quotes

Think of your husband as a house. You are allowed to give him a fresh coat of paint and change out the furniture now and then. But if you're constantly trying to pour a new foundation or replace the roof, you're in serious trouble.

I don't mind my wife having to last word. In fact I'm delighted when she reaches it.

One thing that previous practice doesn't always make perfect: Marriage.

Show me a wife who doesn't offer advice and I'll show you one who doesn't care very much.

Never tell your wife she's bad in bed. She'll go out and get a second opinion.

Show me a husband who keeps his thoughts to himself, and I will show you a frustrated wife.

The Voice of Heaven is a still small voice. The voice of peace in the home is a quiet voice. There is need for much discipline in marriage, not of one's companion, but of oneself... When couples cultivate the art of the soft answer, it blesses their home, their life together, and their companionship.

Why should I cook for my husband? So he can tell a hooker I make a delicious cake?

The best piece of advice I received before I got married was, "Be careful what you say when you're in a fight, because it could stick in someone's head." I don't think I've ever said anything I really regretted. I'm very sympathetic to women. I've really studied wife-ology, and I know you've got to figure out the feelings. Deal with the feelings.

To avoid mistakes and regrets, always consult your wife before engaging in a flirtation.

Winning an argument with your wife is like winning the war with Iraq. Once you win, you're in even more trouble.

When married one has to get into an argument once in a while since in this way one learns about the other.

Matrimonially speaking, a bridle for the tongue is better than a rein for the heart.

We accept the need to train extensively to fly a plane; but think instinct should be enough for marrying and raising kids.

If husbands could realize what large returns of profit may be gotten out of a wife by a small word of praise paid over the counter when the market is just right, they would bring matters around the way they wish them much oftener than they usually do. Arguments are unsafe with wives, because they examine them; but they do not examine compliments. One can pass upon a wife a compliment that is three-fourths base

She surprised him by agreeing. "Yes, I was simply curious, and no, I would never criticize you in front of your followers. Do you have the patience to endure one more question, husband?" "What is it?" "When do you suppose you'll leave me behind?

A young lady had only one complaint about her good husband: "My husband always praises me to other people," she said, "Often I hear from friends the wonderful things he has said about me. But I miss something, because he never gets around to saying these some things to me, to my face."

Never be in a hurry to terminate a marriage. Remember, you may need this man/woman to finish a sentence.

... happy husbands and wives can hear each other say the same thing over and over again without being tired.

I wrote this book [ Desperate Marriages] because of my own marriage. My wife and I struggled greatly in the early years of marriage. In spite of the fact that we were Christians before we got married, we prayed about getting married, we believed it was God's will for us to get married, and we still had great struggles.

All men should freely use those seven words which have the power to make any marriage run smoothly: You know dear, you may be right

Most unmarried people have no idea what it takes to make a marriage work; they grossly underestimate the price people have to pay to build long-term, mutually satisfying relationships. And they fail to understand that the only people with the strength to pay that price are those who have plumbed the depths of their relationship with God, and have dealt with their own brokenness.

As a guy I never liked being told to call, which my wife really never does, and that's why I call her as often as I do.

It was a strange thing, to still be in love with your wife and to not know if you liked her. What would happen when this was all over? Could you forgive someone if she hurt you and the people you love, if she truly believed she was only trying to help? I had filed for divorce, but that wasn't what I really wanted. What I really wanted was for all of us to go back two years, and start over. Had I ever really told her that?