Quotes tagged ‘Couples’

“When you love someone, you are sure. You don’t need time to decide. You don’t say stop and start over and over, like you’re playing some kind of sport. You know the immensity of what you have and you protect it.”

— Nina LaCour, amazon.com

“Don’t worry, couples who publicly fight on social media, the rest of us will absorb all of the secondhand embarrassment for you.”

— Christopher Hudspeth, twitter.com

“Others have started noticing and asking questions. Even others have started noticing there’s something there. In fact, people have even mistaken the two of you to be a couple, more than once!”

— Smriti Notaniis, popxo.com

“…we can lie on the bed and imagine ourselves away…”

— Allen Ginsberg, amazon.com

“When couples pass you on the street, you can't help picturing more of them horizontal than you'd like to admit.”

— Self, self.com

“As boyfriends go, Paulie Bleeker is totally boss. He is the cheese to my macaroni. And I know people are supposed to fall in love before they reproduce, but—I guess normalcy isn't really our style.”

— Ellen Page, Juno, amazon.com

“Juno: I'm just, like, losing my faith with humanity. Mac: Can you can narrow that down for me? Juno: I just wonder if like, two people can ever stay together for good. Mac: You mean like couples? Juno: Yeah, like people in love. Mac: Are you having boy troubles? Because I gotta be honest with you; I…”

— Ellen Page, J.K Simmons, Juno, Mac, amazon.com

“Most couples don’t get along because they are constantly wishing their spouse was someone else: a better listener, a thriftier spender, a sexier lover, etc. This type of wishful thinking is harmful to your relationship and will only lead to frustration because you can’t change anyone who doesn’t wan…”

— Robert Chen, embracepossibility.com

“The best thing you can do is treat your partner like you would a dog. (Before any protests start, just bear with me for a second.) Just think about it. How do you treat your dog? You don’t expect him to be anything that he’s not, because he is completely authentic. You just expect him to be a dog. H…”

— Paid to Exist, paidtoexist.com

“Don’t lose YOU in your search for acceptance by others. Be aware that you will always appear to be a little less than some people prefer you to be, but that most people are unaware that you are so much more than what they see. You are good enough just the way you are. You have nothing to prove to an…”

— Marc Chernoff, marcandangel.com

“Within the relationship itself, unconditional love is the ability to love the other person as they are in their essence. If you have fallen in love with this person and want to build a lasting relationship with them, then you must view them as a unique individual — not as an extension of yourself. W…”

— Barrie Davenport, liveboldandbloom.com

“I call it Reality Training: This means recognizing that if you want to be happy, you need to accept people as they are and find ways to deal with how they are, or don’t.”

— Daylle Deanna Schwartz, huffingtonpost.com

“He understands that the healthiest couples are not attached at the hip. Rather, the healthiest couples live their own lives, having experiences they can then share with each other the next time they’re together.”

— Steph Auteri, huffingtonpost.com

“Some couples always support each other, and some couples always challenge each other. But is one really better than the other? Yes. Support is better. Way better.”

— Stephen Lloyd, Ted Mosby, Josh Radnor, imdb.com

“Are we like those bored couples you feel sorry for in restaurants? Are we the dining dead? I can't stand the idea of us being a couple people think that about.”

— Charlie Kaufman, Joel Barish, Jim Carrey, imdb.com

“I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I w…”

— John Green, amazon.com

“You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it? There are many formulas. One year for every year you dated. Two years for every year you dated. It's just a matter of will power: The day you decide it's over, it's over. You never get over it.”

— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com

“I love you very much, my dear Beaver.”

— Jean-Paul Sartre, amazon.com

“You're the one that taught me that being a spy is about choosing something bigger. It's about putting aside your own personal feelings for the greater good, and that's what I chose. I chose to be a spy for my family and friends and you. I chose to be a spy because... Sarah I love you.”

— Chuck, amazon.com

“I'm still in love with him; I am. I've been in love with him since I was 23 years old. He's everything to me. He's my life. I feel complete when I'm with him, and I feel empty when we're apart. He's the father of my children and he's my soul mate.”

— Carol, amazon.com