He wanted to marry her because they have so many faults in common.
他要娶她是因为他们有许多共同的过错。（本是 many things in common； 这里把things 改为faults，是含有幽默）
She waited in the wings for years and expected to marry him， but he never made the first move.
她期待多年要嫁给他，但他从未首先采取行动。（in the wings=in expectation； to make the first move=to take the initiative）
He would like to give her an ultimatum， “Marry me or let me move on！”
他想给她下个最后通牒：“嫁给我，否则放过我！”
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband， while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
女人担心未来，直到她得到丈夫为止；而男人从不担心未来，直到得到太太为止。（幽默说法）
Love is blind and marriage is the eye-opener.
爱情是盲目的；结婚可令人大开眼界。（盲目时，看不见缺点，结婚后才发现缺点）
（eye opener 就是 begin to see the faults）
Finding security in marriage is like catching a feather in the wind； some catch it， most don't， no matter how hard they try.
要想得到婚姻的安全感，就像朝着风，抓一片羽毛；有些人抓到，多半人抓不到，不论他们多么认真去抓。
A wallflower married to a social butterfly may sometimes happen to bloom.
不爱抛头露面的人与好交际的人结婚，有时也会充满欢乐。（wallflower指聚会中害羞而坐着作壁上观的人；social butterfly 指喜欢交际的人，像蝴蝶般飞来飞去。）
（编辑/立原）
