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Perhaps my problem in marriage - and it is the problem of many women - was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.

— Hedy Lamarr

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.

— James Dobson

There are times when marriage is not such a comfortable place... But you find your way; you become a different person. You grow into it. And you have to work at marriage every day.

— Kajol

Intimacy seems to be one of the major highs of life, whether it's getting to know yourself in a deeper way, or your partner, or the world and the society that you live in.

— Jeff Bridges

Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.

— Carla Bruni

Marriage can be tricky and challenging at times.

— John Rampton

I try to stay away from forced intimacy.

— Paz de la Huerta

In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell others what to do, and taking orders is a marker of low status. Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions.

— Deborah Tannen

My marriage is very important to me.

— Nell Carter

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

— Jessica Savitch

✗Opposing Perspectives

Marriage is a team effort. Both of us share that philosophy.

— Nick Lachey