Quotes About Relationships

Some friendships are a legacy left to us by those who have gone before. Other friendships are legacies we will leave behind.

Our family is involved in our life's journey long before we are born and long after we die. Some of our family is connected by blood and others only by love.

Instead of looking to find a friend, seek situations where you can be a friend, and you will always find what you are looking for.

Love is not a goal you reach as part of your life's journey, but something you give

In order to be truly happy in the largest sense of that word, we must have something to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.

it is more important how you change the lives of those whom you touch every day than whether or not you change the world.

I'd been chasing females all my life, not paying no mind to the fact that whatever's got tail at one end has teeth at the other, and now I was getting chomped.

I talked about my family, my family's so important.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Earlier in my life I thought the things that mattered were the things that you could see, like your car, your house, your wealth, your property, your office. But as I've grown older I've become convinced that the things that matter most are the things that you can't see -- the love you share with others, your inner purpose, your comfort with who you are.

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement around what I did with the tennis and with my mom and my grandparents was really not a part of my life.

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech–every now and then she stops to breathe.

Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.

Like the utensils that are too long to get food and return it to our own mouths—we got married because we couldn't meet our own needs. We needed a partner to serve us and to fulfill us.

As it applies to marriage, this first step means remembering the joyous details of your happy and giving actions at the beginning when the relationship was so exciting and fulfilling. Remember how you honored the other person and were so sensitive in your speech? Remember how you did little things to impress them? Remember how both of you thought of each other all day and anticipated and prepared for your times together?

If you have a naturally dominant personality, you must be careful. If your spouse feels as though he or she is being pressured to see and do things your way, they aren't going to be totally open and honest.

When we honor His laws of love, we live our married lives in peace and safety. When we don't, disappointment and failure are sure to result.

If you are a child of divorce, I would encourage you to buy and read The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. It will help you understand your feelings and begin to deal with anger and conflict in a healthier manner.

It is what we all want in love and life. We are looking for someone to share the rest of our lives with who truly loves us and will be attentive to our needs and desires. And so, having won each other over in the early phases of our relationship, we head into marriage with all of our hopes and dreams intact.

In marriage, for example, feelings of rejection can cause spouses to become hostile and aggressive toward one another.

The answer to pride is repentance. You must stop viewing yourself as superior to your spouse and others. Pride justifies dominance because it truly believes it is superior and worthy of control. Pride is offended at the thought that others cannot recognize our greatness and just be thankful that we are in their lives to help them make the right choices.

Humility must replace pride as we lower ourselves and exalt our spouses until the playing field is level. Humility is the atmosphere where great marriages happen.

three steps to growing together as a couple: Do not make decisions based on your emotions Build your lives and the purpose of your lives together Grow in your relationship with the Lord and your local church

Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, self-restraint, meekness, and a great many other things you wouldn't need if you had stayed single.