Quotes About Relationships

Surely,' she said, much quieter, more reasonable, 'surely you've been with other women?' His glance at her was dry. 'What do you think?' She looked away at random. 'I think that it appears we have a double standard, here. Men can have sex, women can't. Who, then, do the men have sex with?

There was a certain usefulness in having a husband whom most people could barely tolerate: it deflected envy, for one thing.

Did all siblings revert to their childhood selves when they were together, or was there a way to transition to functional adulthood even while being in one another's lives?

Your "family of origin" (as her online therapist called them) could be toxic and strange, but they were yours: you could not escape them, for better or worse.

Why is it that a connection that seems to have nothing to do with looks—because it feels so much deeper than that, like a connection of minds and souls—is actually entirely dependent on looks?

But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave another scar. No one will see it. No one will know. But it will be there. And eventually all of the scars will have scars, and that's all I'll be--one big scar of a love gone wrong.

Writers know that if you want to portray a person succinctly, tellingly, you describe the way he eats. Food is the royal road to the unconscious.

I don't care where I come from or who you are. I can make you happy, and you make me happy. We could have a happily ever after.

The people you care about most, care the least for you. That is why I'm just a number to you even though you are my world.

What good is a name when your in love? You only ever you pet names anyway. Hun.

What a gift! To control the uncontrollable. To be loved. To own love. To own a love.

I could only see you. I only wanted to be with you. But marriage is never just two people, is it? It's so much more.

Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

I am well aware that for some, love and passion do not always follow the traditional path

I must say, Graystone, you are surviving married life very nicely." Peter helped himself to claret from the decanter that had been set out in the library. "Thank you, Sheldrake. I flatter myself that not every man could survive being married to Augusta.

Now, what could be more important than a frivolous romance?

Perhaps one must experience a passion of one's own before one can comprehend another's.

Don't throw my words back in my face, you little baggage.

You mustn't hit her over the head with it. Women like to be romanced like the heroines in the sensation novels." "What the devil do you know about sensation novels?" "A man can learn a great deal about women from novels," Matt said. "You should try it sometime.

All things being equal, he preferred to do business with people who were sane.

Idly he toyed with the notion of ripping Leybrook's head off his shoulders. It would be a very pleasant, extremely satisfying project, but Virginia would probably not approve.

I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing.

Marriage, at this point in my life? I'm not interested in it. Yet. Maybe later when I'm 35 or 40.

My dad, he is such a soft man. Even if he has these opinions about my boyfriends, he will be the sweetest guy. He will make you feel like you're fascinating and awesome, even if he doesn't like you that much.