“The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds – they mature slowly.”– Peter De Vries Related Quotes “Since I wrote to you last we have got our chapel beautifully lighted with gas and have had our anniversary.”– John Hawley “Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family – a domestic church.”– Pope John Paul II “Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”– Marilyn Monroe