Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won`t even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

Helen Rowland
About This Quote

This is a classic and well-known saying that speaks to the difference between romantic love and marriage. Before marriage, the two people involved feel as if they would lay down their lives just to be together. However, after marriage, we realize that we don’t need to die to be with the person we love. After marriage, our lives aren’t as valuable as they used to be because now we have all of those other people who also love us.

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