36 Quotes From The New York Times' 'Modern Love' Column That Will Make You Laugh, Cry And Fight For Love

36 quotes

Read these when you need some real guidance from real people about your life and relationships

“Absence was in the air, but presence too. My security guard lingered nearby.”

Tagged: Love, Relationships, romance, Dating, Marriage

“Now I know what I want: a relationship that will fill me with dopamine and steady my heartbeat when he entwines his fingers with mine.”

— Melissa Hill, nytimes.com

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“I felt the acute pain of losing someone I loved and the relief of being able to retreat further inside myself without his feathery fingers of adoration checking in.”

— Caroline Hurwitz, nytimes.com

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“Happy families are not all alike. Some are fractured and misshapen. To appreciate them, you have to adjust your line of sight, your level of expectation.”

— Lara Bazelon, nytimes.com

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“But Guzim’s was the face we saw every day, the man who said good morning and good night to my girl, who smiled and cooed and remarked on her growth, her smile and her first words.”

— Julie Margaret Hogben, nytimes.com

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“Finally, surrender became not just inevitable but exhilarating. I didn’t want to hold on to anything anymore. I wanted to fall, and I already had. And I knew that this time, too, I would be O.K.”

— Natalie Lindeman, nytimes.com

Tagged: Love, Relationships, romance, Dating, Marriage