"A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship." ― Susan Faludi Topic(s): Marriage More From Susan Faludi "Feminism’s agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness." "As it turns out, social scientists have established only one fact about single women’s mental health: employment improves it." "What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership." More In Marriage "You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition; but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage."― Robert Louis Stevenson "Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie."― Denise Richards "I’ve always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage."― Jim Talent