Quotes About Relationships

Everything is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

You should never tell your best friend anything you wouldn´t be prepared to tell your worst enemy.

Arbell)The ungrateful gorgeous bitch.

Por isso é muito melhor não ter amigos, desde que se tenha força de carácter suficiente para passar sem eles. No fim, os amigos acabam sempre por revelar-se um incómodo de uma maneira ou de outra. Mas, se tens de os ter, então deixa-os em paz e aceita que cada um tem o direito de existir de acordo com o seu próprio carácter, seja ele qual for.

(W)hile challenging, mental health issues can actually make relationships stronger. When addictions or mental health issues exist in the context of a romantic relationship, the couple must learn to set boundaries, communicate painful truths, and tolerate the often imperfect process of recovery."

Apologizing is a concrete action that deepens trust, respect and intimacy

Human beings are built for connection — it's wired into the depths of our being, It's also complicated and multi-dimensional. This is why we're the healthiest and happiest when we're connected to a group of people rather then depending on a single person for all of our emotional and physical needs

Leading up to (divorce), the parties have to ry on different ways of being in the world. This means being single, sexually active, emotionally vulnerable with another human being.

One of the gifts of aging in recovery is the ability to ignore the noise and distractions of life. In long-term sobriety, people are able to focus on the qualitative aspects of their lives, like relationships, meaningful work and peace of mind, and let go of the neurotic pursuit for quantitative fulfillment, such as power, property and prestige.

People are human beings, not commercial transactions.

People who filed for divorce have reached a point in their lives where they are no longer able to honor the commitment they made in their wedding vows.

Perfect people are annoying and off-putting. We connect with people through their cracks. It's what makes them human and, ultimately, attractive.

Really focus on how the person makes you feel. Relationships should compliment you and support you and make you feel good about yourself so try to stay away from people who have a toxic effect on you.

She reads Proust and he watches the Kardashians. Or worse, he wanted Clinton to win and she crows about Trump's victory. Yes, the second will be much harder to overcome than the first, but relational happiness can prevail

The key to working through these (relationship) differences is focusing on that which you love, and putting boundaries around that which you don't. You'll also need to avoid the temptation to demean and humiliate your mate for their beliefs. It will take practice and incredible self-regulation, but success in these areas will greatly enhance the quality of your relationship.

The most significant and destructive characteristic of addictions is that they occur in isolation

Toxic relationships are crazy-making. In them, we question our truths and doubt our reality.

We are emotionally and physically healthier when we are meaningfully engaged with other people. This means engaged with others in compassionate and altruistic ways.

We typically think we're going to find the perfect mate who's going to solve all our problems and make our life perfect and that is just unrealistic. We fall in love with human beings, and human being have cracks and we actually love people for their vulnerability.

When a parent remarries a much younger spouse, the main dynamic that comes into play with adult children is sibling rivalry

Never get married in the morning–you never know who you might meet that night.

Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.

the product of two sums of two squares of integers is always expressible, in two different ways, as the sum of two squares of integers.

Contrary to what the ads and commercials tell you, romance does not need to cost a thing. There's not a single thing about being romantic that should require the folks at MasterCard to increase your credit limit. You are deluding yourself if you think that the only way you can be wildly romantic is by single-handedly jumpstarting the economy.