Mitch Albom Quotes

When looking for a partner, definitely find someone who has shared values. Really talk to them about what their values are, what their goals are, and how they wish to achieve those goals. Problems always do arise, but when a problem arises with someone who shares your values, you'll know that you'll want to attack that problem in the same way.

I think a big part of marriage is not going anywhere on those days you feel you really want to. It's like in the Barrier Islands. If you want to stay together, don't leave. I think just culturally - in the media, in movies, in books - we're trained to divorce when that first blush of sexual longing starts to fade. That's just where marriage starts.

Here's what I've learned about deal-breakers. If you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

Go for the girl who can eat a proper meal. If she's passionate about food, you'll most likely be fortunate in other venues.

You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work.

If your potential mate does not have the same perspective that you do then you're going to be lost.

I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them.

The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.

It means a lot to me, the sanctity of marriage.

I think Donald Trump's interpretation of marriage is something that he himself doesn't really believe in. 'Traditional marriage' is where two people love each other, commit to each other, care for each other over the years. It is a meaningful ceremony, and his interpretation of that is not recognizing what real marriage is.

You get excited about getting married, aight, but after you're married for awhile, you gotta have a process to make it work, aight.

To make a marriage work, you have to want to. If you want to stay with that person, you will. It's simple.

I believe in a marriage that could last and stand the test of time.

Just because you fall in love with someone doesn't necessarily mean they're a good partner for you to be with over the long term.

It took me until my 40s to realize the five essential areas that are important to at least have a real dating chance. Obviously, beyond the physical compatibility, which is where we all start in junior high school, I think that intellectual compatibility and spiritual compatibility, emotional intelligence, and financial compatibility are important.

My wife and I don't believe in exchanging gifts. A happy and healthy life together is our gift to each other.

Relationships are hard, so you have to know what type of man you want by your side and what their values are, what is important in his life.

A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for.

[Marriage] was the one thing I didn't want to fail at.

Say what you will, making a marriage work is a woman's business.

All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.

At the top of the list of what makes a successful marriage, is a sense of humor.

the most successful marriages were always based on both partners feeling that they had done rather well for themselves.

Success in marriage depends on being able, when you get over being in love, to really love....You never know anyone until you marry them.