“Holding out for someone that makes you smile, someone you trust, someone who supports you, someone who (while they don’t necessarily have the same passions as you) is at least interested in your passions because they care about what you care about – that is having standards. There is nothing wrong…”Tagged: Standards, Trust, Love, Laughter
“You treasure their casual handwritten notes and cards more than the most expensive thing they’ve ever given you.”Tagged: realistic love, Love, Relationships, Couples, longterm happiness
“Some of your ‘terms of endearment’ for one another are not terms of endearment at all. Rather, they’re nicknames like ‘nerd’ or ‘pal.’ And you actually prefer it this way.”Tagged: realistic love, Love, Couples, Relationships, longterm happiness
“It’s more important to consciously choose them every single day than it is to believe that you were simply ‘meant to fall in love.’ Whether you realize it or not, you’re the one that decided to take this leap with them – you’re not just a passive pawn on Fate’s chessboard.”Tagged: realistic love, Love, Relationships, longterm happiness, Couples
“Finding someone to love you will not fix all (or sometimes, any) of your problems. It just means you’ll have someone to hold you and help you when things get really tough.”Tagged: Reminders, Love, Problems
“Stay single until you meet someone who makes you less afraid of love – someone who is open and honest about their feelings, someone who’s not afraid to admit that they care.”Tagged: Stay Single, Love, Fear, H4D-18
“It’s hard for you to just relax and let yourself be in love – instead, you’re trying to stay one step ahead and protect yourself from getting hurt, and you’re constantly obsessing over whether or not this will work.”Tagged: Love, Relaxation, H4D-26
“Someone who truly loves you, someone who is truly right for you, will not force you to turn inside yourself and search for what it is about you that is wrong.”Tagged: Love, How to be good at love, Quote of the Moment