Quotes from Emily V. Gordon

Marriage isn't just about two people who fit together well. It's about two people who figure out how to fit together well.

There's nothing like listening to the drone of QVC's always-bubbly pitchwomen, as they try to move loose-fitting tunics with 'just the right amount of sparkle,' to soothe you into a healing slumber.

'The Babadook,' written and directed by a woman, is a gorgeously told female-focused story of grief, longing, loneliness, and what mourning can become.

If a show is a critical success but a ratings flop, I assume that people are just championing the show because it looks cool to root for an underdog.

Women compete, compare, undermine, and undercut one another - at least, that is the prevailing notion of how we interact.

Unequivocally, individual human beings who live together will always have different standards of what a 'clean house' looks like.

Nothing makes me feel more mushy and full of love for my husband than going back and looking at our flirtation unfolding online. I love reading our old e-mails, texts, and Gchats.

Marriage will not change your spouse. It will not make him or her more mature, more loyal to you, or better at housework.

Don't sacrifice alone time with your spouse just because the kids seem needy. A united front requires adult time alone, so put it in the calendar and make it a priority. A house cannot stand on a shaky foundation.

Sometimes new spouses don't fully process the commitment they've made until after the deal is done, and then they panic.

Everybody's got baggage, and not just the classic, 'Oh I have so much baggage,' but everyone comes with so much context, and you're not just dating a person: you're dating all their context, too. Part of relationships is negotiating each other's context.

For so long, TV consisted of a limited number of shows a year, and those shows had to appeal to as many people as possible. The joy of TV now is that shows don't have to be broad anymore - they can be small, weird, and niche.

Parents go to sleep early. This is universal.

When we each focus on being the dominant force in our own universe rather than invading other universes, we all win.

In my professional and personal life, when I meet people who feel broken after a divorce, they can usually be divided into two categories: those who truly believe there's something wrong with them, and those that are using their status as armor.

Stays at the in-laws' aren't inherently sexy.

Ghosts of Marriages Past can haunt many aspects of a new relationship - your expectations of what a man should do, how you behave in conflict, your ideas of how commitment should look - they can even make your new man look untrustworthy when he's really behaving normally.

Betrayal can be extremely painful, but it's up to you how much that pain damages you permanently.

Being completely independent doesn't make you a strong woman - it's being strong enough to trust yourself in other people's hands that takes guts.

You're not a victim of your divorce. What you decide to do with yourself and your personal life after your marriage ends is your decision, and completely under your control.

Nothing makes a girl feel as unsexy as divorce.

I think it's lovely when people are more involved in local politics.