Quotes About Relationships

Science tells us that love not only diminishes the experience of physical pain but can make us—and our beloveds—healthier.

Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.

One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.

We have to know ourselves to know where we end and another person begins, and we have to develop the skills to navigate the space between us. Or else we will seek wholeness through false means that honor neither us nor those we love.

How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.

with every action we take, we send love or suffering into the web that connects us.

Setting the intention to practice kindness toward one's partner or family members or friends does not preclude getting angry or upset.

The paradigm for our relationships is formed from our earliest experiences and is actually hardwired into our neurological and emotional network.

So often we operate from ideas of love that don't fit our reality.

The environment we create can help heal us or fracture us. This is true not just for buildings and landscapes but also for interactions and relationships.

In order to free ourselves from our assumptions about love, we must ask ourselves what long-held, often buried assumptions are and then face them, which takes courage, humility, and kindness.

We live in a network of inter connectivity.

Although much of the work we do in committed relationships we do with our partners, sometimes it's necessary to start with ourselves.

So often, fear keeps us from being able to say yes to love—perhaps our greatest challenge as human beings.

We are born ready to love and be loved. It is our birthright.

Keeping secrets is a consequential act for all involved.

As we explore new ways of loving and being loved by others, we need to equip ourselves with open, pliant minds; we need to be willing to investigate, experiment, and evaluate as we approach a topic we thought we knew so much about.

Mindfulness may help you gain insight into your role in conflicts with others, it won't single-highhandedly help you resolve them.

With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.

These are times when sympathetic joy comes naturally, but in a complex relationship the heart may not leap up so easily.

Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.

Real love allows for failure and suffering.

Women without men, I realized then, are totally different creatures.

And then, as we grew into young women, we realised it was not love, but marriage that was the destiny waiting for us.