Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.

Ian Fleming
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Most people think that married life is about sharing, giving, and caring for each other. This is untrue. Married life is about taking. The more you take, the more you need to take.

To compensate for what you take, you have to give back more than you take. And if you don't give when your partner takes, your partner will eventually leave.

Source: Diamonds Are Forever

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