Quotes About Relationship

Marriage is two imperfect people committing themselves to a perfect institution, by making perfect vows from imperfect lips before a perfect God.

The West wants unconditional love; failing that, unconditional surrender.

I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn.

I cannot live with someone who can't live without me.

They didn't understand that she held his heart, held it so utterly that there was nothing he wouldn't do, no line he wouldn't cross to keep her safe.

You are mine, Elena. If you choose to sleep in another bed, I will simply pick you up and bring you home.

Ever had a woman say no to you, Dmitri?" "Once." He turned the corner with a smile that made her want to cup his face, trace those beautiful lips with her own. "I married her.

What would you like to call me? That made her pause. Husband was too human, partner factually wrong for a being as powerful as an archangel, mate...perhaps. But none of it was quite right. Mine, she said at last. He blinked and when he raised his lashes again, the blue was liquid fire. Yes, that will do. But for public consumption, you are my consort. Consort, she murmured, tasting the word, feeling it's shape. Yes, that fits.

The bastard kissed her. She was so mad, she bit him hard enough to draw blood. Raphael pulled back, lip already beginning to swell. "We are no longer even, Elena. You're now in debt." "You can deduct it from my slow and painful death.

Sometimes I remember that I can't always protect those I love. Under his fingers, her hair was soft and silky. She didn't try to tell him that he wasn't God, that he couldn't protect everyone. He knew that. But knowing and believing were two different things. What she did say succeeded in stopping his heart. I wish you'd love me. Why? Because then maybe you could protect me, too. Haunting sorrow whispered through her tone.

Sex is only one aspect of sexual dependency. Pleasure becomes the motivation, but the real satisfaction is romantic. Bed becomes a forum in which struggles in a relationship are defused or intensified. Sex isn't about performance; it's about a certain kind of communication founded on trust and exposure and vulnerability that can't be expressed any other way.

The worst is being alone and not having someone with whom I can share life, someone who sees the world from the same narrow ledge I'm standing on and who understands without always having to be explained to.

I want you to know that even though Ron forgave me, it does not mean that he forgot what I did. His forgiveness was a gift that I did not deserve or earn. However, I did need to earn his trust.

Remember that married love is not a feeling—it's a decision. If you behave in a loving and caring way, your partner will, eventually, respond to that behavior. When

Dating is a matter of priorities and, other than your relationship with the Lord, your relationship with your spouse is supposed to be number one on the list.

When you tell someone you're sorry, it's very different from asking for their forgiveness. Your 'sorry-ness' is your decision. But when you ask someone to forgive you, that's their decision. That's why people avoid asking forgiveness. It gives all the power to the other person.

eventually our feelings caught up with our actions. We learned that married love is not a feeling. It is a decision, ... and we decided to love each other.

This is my clone. He's the most important person in my life.

Sit down, Mi Vida," said El Patrón, indicating a chair by the table. "As I remember, you like cookies.

The child will not learn to trust someone weaker than himself or herself. If they can control and manipulate the adult, they are stronger. The adult MUST be strong enough to be in charge in a loving way for the child to learn to trust and bond.

Mark it down—your progress in holiness will never exceed your relationship with the holy Word of God.

Once she asked me to kiss her. I said, "No, I want to keep our friendship and give it back to God." She agreed. We remained friends for over fourteen years.

it is quite funny really when you think that probably I would have married him if he'd been at all clever about it. But instead of putting it to me as a sensible business proposition he would drag in all this talk about love the whole time, and I simply can't bear those showerings of sentimentality. Otherwise I should most likely have married him ages ago.

The really important thing, if a marriage is to go well, without much love, is very very great niceness— gentillesse —and very good manners.