Perhaps it's simply the dual nature of marriage, the proximity of violence and love.

“A man who loves his mother too much is someone who can never love his wife enou…”

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you ask someone to marry you and the person pukes, tha…”

“It is possible, he thought, to be completely happy in marriage--though you must…”

“The thoughts just before the event are like the fortune in the cookie. The fort…”