Man puts up with marriage in order to get a certain girl—a girl puts up with a certain man in order to get married.
In the old days man used to marry woman for a dot—now he marries her for a period.
Marriage may be likened to a subscription to a favorite magazine—it is something that should be renewed each year if it is not to expire.
A married woman said to her husband: "You have never taken me to the cemetery."
"No, dear," replied he; "that is a pleasure I have yet in anticipation."