Because there can be consequences for saying the first thing that pops into our heads, it is prudent to exercise tact.

Because a jackass brays doesn't mean you have to take it to heart.

A man who doesn't make you feel special, wanted or important would make a very poor husband.

It takes time to really get to know someone. Take the time because in the early months of a relationship, both parties are in the "selling" phase.

Sometimes funerals and weddings bring out the worst rather than the best in people.

Staying in a marriage without love is like serving a life sentence with an incompatible cell mate.

Sometimes the most important conversations are the most difficult to engage in.

[to a teenage girl] Resolve to be economically independent before you marry anyone.

Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.