“I used to have my heart out in front of me to every person I met. It didn’t matter who you were. I didn’t have time to make a value judgment. Everybody would get to look at it and touch it and put their gum out on it. And I would leave sad because I would go in with this huge, heavy beating heart fo…”— John Mayer, nytimes.com
“If you are not happy or fulfilled with your marriage, partner or love life, it can have a negative effect on your libido. Some women need an emotional connection with their partner to feel aroused.”— Maggie Lynn, livestrong.com
“The stars all have a purpose that benefits us, even though we may never see their true form or essence. They assist us with their light, even though that light—in of itself—is old, weary, and meaningless. While their precise nature is irrelevant, their impact is phenomenal. That is how I see humanit…”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Consistency is important. There is nothing better than knowing you can expect a text every morning when you wake up, or getting the daily selfie, sharing a new love song… those little everyday things keep your connection alive.”— Samuel Basden, thoughtcatalog.com
“Maintaining a tight connection between you and your partner throughout can exponentially increase their satisfaction. Whether it’s making eye contact, allowing yourself to make noises, or touching other parts of his body with a free hand, anything you can do to attune yourself to his experience will…”— Cory Silverberg, sexuality.about.com
“Maybe its like you said before, all of us being cracked open. Like each of us starts out as a watertight vessel. And then things happen - these people leave us, or don’t love us, or don’t get us, or we don’t get them, and we lose and fail and hurt one another. And the vessel starts to crack in place…”— John Green, amazon.com
“If you are sad, ask yourself why you are sad. Then pick up the phone and call someone and tell him the answer to the question. If you don't know anyone, call the operator and tell him. Most people don't know that the operator has to listen, it is a law. Also, the postman is not allowed to go inside…”— Miranda July, amazon.com
“After collecting thousands of stories, I’m willing to call this a fact: A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all women, men, and children. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we…”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“It’s amazing how fast two strangers can build such a strong connection.”— Chasing The Wind, notime-for-negativeminds.tumblr.com
“I felt her so intensely words seemed unfit I needed to paint her grab colors with my hands and throw it at the canvas 'there' I would point 'this is my love for you.''”— Atticus, instagram.com
“I love her because she steals my socks, I love her because when I find her in them they never match, I love her because they are too big and they grey part for the heel sits far too high but she doesn't notice. I love her because she wears them to sleep and one always falls off and she wakes up in t…”— Atticus, instagram.com
“Holding her was never enough I needed to melt her into me to mix our colors like paint to fuse our atoms and make us one— but that as well would never be enough.”— Atticus, instagram.com
“I know your skin. I know every inch of it, the feeling of your five o’clock shadow, hidden birthmarks with freckles due east and west, the scars, and the stories that go along with each one.”— Natasha Vaughn, thoughtcatalog.com