#Marriage

Marriage, Freedom, and Groucho Marx’s Sharp Irony

At first glance, Groucho Marx’s line works because it pivots on the word “institution.” Marriage is conventionally praised as a stable social institution, yet the same word can evoke prisons, asylums, or places where fre...

Marriage as Adventure, Chaos, and Survival

At first, Jeff Arch’s line sounds comforting: marriage is ‘like a walk in the park,’ a phrase usually associated with ease and leisure. Then comes the twist—‘Jurassic Park’—which instantly replaces calm scenery with dang...

Marriage, Humor, and the Art of Enduring Love

At first glance, Rita Rudner’s line turns marriage into a playful act of lifelong irritation. Yet the humor works precisely because it rests on tenderness: only someone deeply cherished earns a place in our daily habits,...