Marriage is considered to be one of the most important undertakings in a person’s life, thus it can be expected that its perception will be reflected in the broadly understood proverb lore, including anti-proverbs, i.e. deliberate proverb innovations. Irrespective of this fact, so far, it has not been a focal issue of comprehensive studies which comprise anti-proverbs. The institution of marriage and related aspects tend to be included mainly in the analyses of sexes and related issues in proverbs. Therefore, the monograph written by Anna T. Litovkina and Wolfgang Mieder is a most welcome contribution, offering an insight into the paremiological picture of matrimony, with a special focus on its depiction in anti-proverbs. Modified paremia tend to perform theludic function and to be carriers of humour, thus the analysis of such units is of paramount importance for humour studies