True meanings of marriage

• Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After marriage, the "y" becomes silent.

• A husband said to his wife, "No, I don't hate your relatives. In fact, I like your mother-in-law better than I like mine."

• The honeymoon is over when the husband calls home to say he'll be late for dinner and the answering machine says it is in the microwave.

• Men who have pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

• How do most men define marriage? A very expensive way to get your laundry done.

• A man meets a genie. The genie tells him he can have whatever he wants provided that his mother-in-law gets double. The man thinks for a moment and then says, "OK, give me a million dollars and beat me half to death."

• A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know, son, I'm still paying for it."

• A man said his credit card was stolen but he decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did.

• Love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener.

• The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

• Cosmetics: A woman's way of keeping a man from reading between the lines.

• Words to live by: Do not argue with a spouse who is packing your parachute

• Boring husband: Honey, why are you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger? Bored wife: Because I married the wrong man!

• First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

• Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand.

• Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

• Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you say. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish