Marriage (n.) is a recognition of a spiritual identity rather than a long-time love affair.
Marriage (n.) is not a long-time love affair, but a recognition of a spiritual identity.
Marriage (n.) is not a sacrifice not to each other but to unity in a relationship.
Marriage (n.) is an ordeal; it means yielding, time and again. That's why it's a sacrament; You give up your personal simplicity to participate in a relationship. And when you're giving, you're not giving to the other person; you're giving to the relationship.
Marriage (n.) is successful when it consists of leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed.
Marriage (n.) is not a love affair; it is an ordeal.