"And everything that is central in life is absurd in proportion to the degree of its centrality... For marriage is a paradox second only to life itself."

Capon discusses the absurdity of marriage as a human contract yet delights in its existence as a sacrament. He sees it as a reflection of the Trinity, a mysterious union that is utterly incoherent without God's revelation.

Mostly, Capon encourages married couples to delight in the messiness of marital life. Committing to someone forever (and having children with them) is unbearable only if we are discontent, when we refuse to accept life as it is.

Chapters include discussions on raising children, the sacramentality of all things, the centrality of the table for teaching children the rhythms (liturgies) of familial life, the marriage bed, and the duties of husband and wife.