QuoteProject
If you've gone into a marriage and you haven't been clear about how you're going to handle money, how you want to raise kids, who is going to work or stay home or what have you, then you've set yourself up for failure.
Phil Mcgraw
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

Clear communication about responsibilities and expectations is essential for a successful marriage.

This quote emphasizes the importance of discussing key issues such as finances, parenting, and work responsibilities before entering into a marriage. Without clarity on these fundamental aspects, couples risk facing significant challenges and misunderstandings that can ultimately jeopardize their relationship.

Themes

MarriageCommunicationExpectationsMoneyParentingResponsibility

In practice

Example use cases

During a wedding ceremony, the officiant can emphasize the importance of clear communication in marriage.

More from Phil Mcgraw

Champions get what they want because they know what they want. They have a vision that keeps them motivated and efficiently on track. They see it, feel it, and experience it in their minds and hearts. What is success for you? You won't get there without knowing what it feels and looks like.
Phil McgrawRead

Similar quotes

Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian.
Bayard RustinRead
We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other.
Yolanda KingRead
I think we all change each other's paths. I don't know which law idea that is in physics, but I don't think any of us can live without affecting one another.
Frank OceanRead
The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop.
John UpdikeRead
Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism.
Benjamin NetanyahuRead
Many couples, many people, are not living with real human beings, but with their ghosts. Who has not followed for years the spell of a particular tone of voice, from voice to voice, as the fetishist follows a beautiful foot, scarcely seeing the woman herself? A voice, a mouth, an eye, all stemming from the original fountain of our first desire, directing it, enslaving us, until we choose to unravel the fatal web and free ourselves.
Anais NinRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.