12 Secrets to a Happy Marriage

Check out these tiny truths guaranteed to bring couples closer in a big way.

1. "The heart of marriage is memories."
--Actor Bill Cosby, married to Camille Cosby

2. "If I wake up at night, I watch my wife sleep and fall in love with her again."
--Colin, via email

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3. "My husband introduces me as his 'lovely bride.' It's silly because we've been married 10 years. But he tells me, 'I love you so much, I still feel like a newlywed.'"
--Kenya, Uniondale, NY

4. "The difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid."
--Author Harlan Miller

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5. "A pasta dish with a glass of wine and candlelight keeps our romance sparked. We'll just sit there and relax."
--Actress Kate Capshaw, married to director Steven Spielberg

6. "I would like to have engraved inside every wedding band: Be kind to one another. This is the golden rule of marriage and the secret to making love last through the years."
--Author Randolph Ray

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7. "Remember random anniversaries, like the day you first kissed. Those little landmarks are what add up to the big moments, like getting married."
--Christian, Eau Claire, WI

8. "A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman."
--Actress Marlene Dietrich

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9. "My husband gave me half of his closet space. If this isn't a happy-marriage trick, I don't know what is."
--Carol, via email

10. "I tuck 'I love you' notes into her jacket pockets."
--Dan, Atlanta

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11. "Letting him know you love him, even when you feel like hating him."
--Barb, Browntown, WI

12. "I have to settle the argument before I go to bed."
--John Travolta, married to Kelly Preston

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