Danielle Crittenden and David Frum Marriage Profile

Here is information about the marriage of writers David Frum and Danielle Crittenden.

David Frum: June 30, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Danielle Crittenden: April 20, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Danielle met David at a party his mom hosted in 1987.

David Frum: "I would consider the matter [marriage] carefully and choose judiciously. That was my plan anyway. That plan fell apart 21 summers ago, when I met the girl who would become my wife. Within a very few minutes, I was completely out of my senses, and I am not sure that I have recovered in the two decades since."
Source: David Frum. "David Frum on marriage and his 20th wedding anniversary." NationalPost.com. 6/20/08.

David and Danielle were married on June 26, 1988.

Danielle and David have three children.

• Miranda Frum:
• Nathaniel Frum:
• Beatrice Frum:

Danielle and David have a home in Washington, D.C.

David: Author, speechwriter, journalist, editor, columnist, commentator, lecturer, lawyer. On January 6, 2011, Frum announced he would be writing for The Daily Beast/Newsweek website.

Danielle: Writer, journalist, novelist.

David: "The case against same-sex marriage has been tested against reality. The case has not passed its test ... How would it even work that a 15-year-old girl in Van Nuys, California, becomes more likely to have a baby because two men in Des Moines, Iowa, can marry? Maybe somebody can believe the connection, but I cannot ... By coincidence, I am writing these words on the morning of my own 23rd wedding anniversary. Of all the blessings life has to offer, none equals a happy marriage."
Source: David Frum. "I was wrong about same-sex marriage." CNN.com. 6/27/2011.

Danielle: "Nerdy girl that I was (and am), my head was quite turned by this young man who quite literally waded into throngs of hostile crowds and patiently debated with them as to why the North American Free Trade Act would be good for Canada ... And while I wouldn’t have thought it possible to admire David more than I do, I have to say he is still turning this old girl’s head–now more than ever."
Source: Danielle Crittenden. "A Message From Mrs. Frum." FrumForum.com. 3/26/2010.

David: "Without her [Danielle], nothing would be worth anything."
Source: David Frum. The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House. 2003. pg. 312.

David: "It’s common nowadays to talk of marriage as “work.” There’s some truth to that: Certainly it must be quite a job to be married to me. But even if the language of work is valid up to a point, it probably should be avoided. We live in an era where young people are frightened by marriage. They delay till midlife, even avoid it altogether. We who have experienced marriage’s obligations and joys do poor service by speaking of the institution in ways almost calculated to make it seem onerous and laborious. It would more accurate and more attractive to speak of marriage as a construction, a project — something that builds us even as we work to build it."
Source: David Frum. "David Frum on marriage and his 20th wedding anniversary." NationalPost.com. 6/20/08.

Danielle: "Every page has benefited from his [David's] wisdom, and every moment in my life from his companionship."
Source: Danielle Crittenden. What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman. 2000. pg. 10.

Danielle: "In my own marriage, for instance, I legally and socially took my husband's name, but continued to write under my maiden name ... But over time, this distinction has proven illusory ... On paper I am one person; to everyone who matters to me most, I am someone else ... But given the politics that now attaches itself to keeping or changing one's name, in some ways I wish I'd made the decision when I married to change it entirely."
Source: Danielle Crittenden. What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman. 2000. pg. 92.