Quotes About Commitment

We tell ourselves that intimacy (and marriage) takes two people who are willing to work at it-but, unfortunately, we rarely have the slightest inkling of our job assignments in this project.

Nobody's Ready for Marriage—Marriage Makes You Ready for Marriage

Monogamy operates differently at different levels of differentiation. I didn't know this until I saw it with my clients. We think of monogamy as an ironclad agreement containing no ifs, ands, or buts. But it is really a complex system with rules and dynamics of its own. Differentiation changes monogamy by returning genital ownership to each partner. Emotional Siamese twins act as if their partner's genitals are communal property.

Jeremy, Good luck on your first marriage.

Built around 1780... a two-hour train ride from Paris... the neighbor keeps his horses in my backyard... pies made with apples from my own trees... I caught the highlights of Hugh's broadcast and understood that my first goal was to make him my boyfriend, to trick or blackmail him into making some sort of commitment. I know it sounds calculating, but if you're not cute, you might as well be clever.

To be fair, he had never actually promised to be monogamous. That was my idea, and though I tried my hardest to convert him, the allure of other people was just too great.

A place always looks different—worse, most often—after you've made the commitment to buy it

My sister is not dating anyone–a good thing, as she's got way too much time on her hands. And that, I think, is the number one reason so many relationships fail. Too much free time, and too much time together. (P. 157)

If finding an apartment is like falling in love, buying one is like proposing on your first date and agreeing not to see each other until the wedding.

Ours is the only club I'd ever wanted to be a member of, so I couldn't imagine quitting.

You'll never have enough time to work on a paid client project.

De ahí que la amistad aparezca representada por pactos de sangre, lealtades eternas e incluso mitificada como una variante del amor más profunda que el vulgar afecto de las parejas. No debe de ser tan sólido el vínculo cuando la lista de amigos perdidos es siempre mayor que la de amigos conservados.

J'ai pensé que les distractions cessent d'en être quand elles deviennent obligatoires.

Too many musicians — singers and instrumentalists — performed it so many times that it's hard not to just go through the motions of playing (or singing) the notes, rather than remembering that you have to turn the notes into real music.

They could hate her guts all they liked as long as they did their duty.

Without love, there can be no true marriage; with love, there can be nothing else.

Causes can be tricky masters," Harrington sighed. "It's really difficult to avoid checking your scruples at the door when you buy into one of them.

I see you're closer to on time than usual!

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I am a marathoner. I love to run and I do it four times a week. I am in great shape and I look and feel like it. I never get tired when I run and I never quit before I finish my runs. I always feel strong when I run and I feel terrific after I get finished. I love the feeling of accomplishment and the anticipation of my next run. I am a marathoner.

You know that the antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest? … The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.

Marry her right away. Tomorrow, if you want. You don't know how much time you get with someone, so you might as well start right away.

True Love Isn't Hearts & Flowers. It's Blood & Guts & Bouquets Of Barbed Wire

As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?... There'll likely be a point of diminishing returns, a point where my strength will begin to wane. Until then, I'll just keep plodding onward, putting one foot in front of the other to the best of my ability. Smiling the entire time.