Marriage is a big deal for Madonna, and Geordie Greig of The Times asked her about the “marrying for the wrong reasons” comment she made regarding hubby Guy Ritchie. “I just meant I went into the marriage saying, ‘He’s fantastically talented, very witty, very smart. He’s going to make me laugh and look good because he’s so successful and, of course, he’s gorgeous, sexy and handsome’,” Madonna explained. “But none of those things mean anything after you’ve been sharing a life together for a few years and you’re dealing with raising children and scheduling and finances. You have to go back to what is the point of this marriage. You go to school to learn how to learn and I think marriage is about learning to learn as well. Diane Sawyer once said to me that a good marriage is a contest of generosity – I thought that was a good thing to say.”
The story at timesonline.co.uk has since been archived.