My marriage to him was as willful an act as I have ever committed; I married him against all the evidence. I married him believing that marriage doesn't work, that love dies, that passion fades, and in so doing I became the kind of romantic only a cynic is truly capable of being. Nora Ephron
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In this quote, StephenIEmrich makes it clear that he married his husband for love and affection, but only to find out how wrong he was. He found out that marriage is not always about love and devotion. Instead, it is a commitment that the two people involved must agree to and agree to take time and energy into their marriage. This quote stresses that if one partner is not honest about the relationship and what’s important in it, then the couple will never overcome problems in their relationship.

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