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Quotes About Relationships

Marriage isn't a vow to stop being interested in other people; it's a commitment as to how to handle that interest.
~ Egon Schiele
I have a couple of favorite relatives, but because they're so far away I tend to ignore them-even though they have mailboxes, email addresses and telephone numbers. Today, I'll get back in touch.
~ Eileen Spinelli
To love, we need to be sensitive to those around us, which is impossible if we are racing through life engrossed in all the things we need to do before sunset. In fact, I would go to the extent of saying that a person who is always late will find it difficult to love; he will be in too much of a hurry.
~ Eknath Easwaran
For all its emphasis on sexual and romantic experience, Girls never suggests that a smoothly pleasant sex life is something worthy of serious aspiration. The ultimate prize to be wrung from all of these baffling sexual predicaments is a deeper understanding of oneself.
~ Elaine Blair
He lay beside me all those years while I turned and twisted myself to fit beside him...
~ Elaine Kraf
Hacen falta dos para bailar, y hacen falta dos para convertir a una mujer en objeto sexual.
~ Elaine Morgan
Extremely intense love is often rejected by the beloved just because it is so demanding and unrealistic.
~ Elaine N. Aron
The difficulty recognizing this problem early in your relationship with him is due to the fact that the deeper issues of narcissism can exist behind many different personas. A covert type of NPD person may appear shy, with a quiet authority. You, therefore, assume this individual has a quality of humility and expect that he will be sensitive to your feelings.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
codependent behaviors. Generally these are behaviors that are care taking of others to the point where you and your needs are lost.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
the truth is that almost anyone will be pulled into care taking behaviors when interacting with the NPD person.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
The ultimate weapon for the abusive individual is the refusal to communicate directly....
~ Eleanor D. Payson
Although not conscious, everyone senses the potent sensitivity or volatility under the surface in the NPD individual.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
Above all is the NPD person's need for control, particularly in close relationships.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
the NPD person's complete self-absorption results in an insidious tendency to devalue those within his or her sphere of influence, either subtly with condescension, or openly with criticism. The inevitable impact on the individual in a relationship with an NPD person is a dangerous erosion of self-esteem.
~ Eleanor D. Payson
Antes, quando eu estava contente com as coisas, eu era feliz. Mas agora, com o Jamie... Eu estou contente por ter tapetes, quadros, coisas boas para comer, que eu posso andar e correr, ir para a escola e tudo mais. Mas quanto mais eu estou feliz por mim mesma, mais triste eu sou por ele.
~ Eleanor H. Porter
You may remember that the narcissist essentially experiences and understands others as if they were an extension of his own self. He, therefore, feels entitled to what you have
~ Eleanor Payson
And from what you've told me, Brian does an excellent job in that role, but a big dick ain't everything nor is licking you senseless with a thick tongue.
~ Electa Rome Parks
Desde la calle se oían las risas de Rosa y Rafaela, las hermanas gemelas, queridas, las dos, del teniente coronel Cruz. Eran norteñas y volubles y cuando se enojaban tiraban sus zapatos a la calle. Si
~ Elena Garro
Ya sé que eres traidora y que me tienes buena voluntad. Lo bueno crece junto con lo malo.
~ Elena Garro
I've known only one person who's not on some moral plane high above me — although she sure looks like an angel when we fuck.
~ Elia Kazan
It is easy to understand why trust becomes a major issue for adults abused as children when you remember that trust is learned in childhood. As children, we were totally dependent upon our parents. We trusted that they would feed us, change our diapers, keep us safe and warm. When this trust is unknown or broken, it is difficult to restore.
~ Eliana Gil
When one cannot trust, a vicious cycle begins. The less you trust, the less likely you are to have friends or intimate relationships. The more isolated you become, the less you can trust others. When others do not seek you out, or you cannot seem to make friends, you may think that there is something wrong with you.
~ Eliana Gil
The family becomes rigid and hard when it excludes others from its meals; those that must be fed provide a natural pretext for the exclusion of others. The hollowness of this pretext is revealed by families which have no children and yet make not the slightest move to share their meal with others. The 'family' of two is man's most contemptible creation.
~ Elias Canetti
Love makes everything complicated.
~ Elie Wiesel