Bette Midler On Martin: “He was exactly what I was looking for,” said Bette. “I had nobody to tell my troubles to. And I wanted to settle down. I wanted to have a family. I was really ready for that. Not that I h a v e n ‘t had to work at it,” she explained, sitting up straight. Marriage involves big compromises all the time. International-level compromises.” (Syracuse Herald, February 5, 1989)