“You can’t expect your partner to read your mind, no matter how close the two of you are or how many years you’ve been together. Couples in healthy relationships are able to speak their minds and ask for what they want and need from their partner.”— Kelsey Borresen, huffpost.com
“If you want to have healthy relationships with other people, you need to develop a healthy one with yourself first, and that can’t come without you spending time on your own. You literally need to be alone.”— Chidera Eggerue, nytimes.com
“For a happy, healthy, genuine relationship, I feel like there has to be trust and loyalty.”— Carlie Hanson, localwolves.com
“Sometimes, in marriage, someone has to be the one to push to make the big moves.”— Dan Fogelman, Jas Waters, Rebecca Pearson , Mandy Moore, imdb.com
“There are going to be some days where your partner might only be able to give 40% and it’s up to you to give 60%. That’s what a healthy relationship is about. It’s not just meeting someone halfway, it’s making up what they lack on days they don’t have it in them to give it their all and being okay w…”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you want to minimize the chances of romantic disasters, one of your best hedges is unapologetic honesty about who you are and where you’re going in life.”— Shawn Smith, amazon.com
“When you meet someone who is truly great, he makes you believe you can be great, too. This is the kind of relationship you want, and it's the only kind of relationship worth having.”— Sherry Argov, amazon.com
“Honestly some of y’all want a significant other so badly and can’t understand why you can’t find one, but have no sense of boundaries or healthy expectations of what a relationship is like. In a committed long-term partnership you get left on read, you wait for texts back, and you can forget about e…”— @cloverfeels, cloverfeels.tumblr.com
“Your relationship should be your place of peace. It should be the place where all armor comes off, egos are humbled, and transparency reigns supreme.”— @diaryofakanemem, diaryofakanemem.tumblr.com
“The best relationships are those where both people are really trying to make it work.”— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com
“Reframing love as something I get to create with someone I admire, rather than something that just happens to me without my control or consent, is empowering.”— Mandy Len Catron, ted.com
“Being an emperor can be a lonely state. But with my marriage, I gained a partner who shares my appreciation for the things that I value. It has given me comfort and joy to have by my side the Empress, who has always respected my position and stood by me, and I feel most fortunate that I have been ab…”— Akihito, royalcorrespondent.com
“The person you deserve will make it obvious. They will put in the effort. It should be effortless. Relationships don’t have to be hard.”— Kristin Rattigan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Someone being nice all the time shouldn’t be weird. But when you aren’t used to it, it’s tough to simply accept. But then you realize this is how relationships are supposed to be.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you two have a strong foundation that makes for a happy and healthy relationship, then a second chance may be something you want to consider.”— Sara Altschule, bustle.com
“don't think what you lost realize what you've gained an opportunity to be loved instead of taken for granted”— R.H. Sin, amazon.com
“I would just rather have somebody that has the same taste in reality TV and, you know, isn't afraid to fart in front of me than to have big, passionate love. I'd rather have just a peaceful time.”— Jennifer Lawrence, vanityfair.com
“They know that they are good, competent, and lovable, and trust that the right person for them will see this. They don’t attach their worth to what a guy thinks, and as a result they don’t feel stressed and anxious when a guy’s feelings are unclear.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“Yes, there has to be physical attraction there, at first. But successful relationships are more than looks. It's about common core values instilled in you. That's family. Goals. Religion. Education. Ambition. Health. Work ethic. It's an understanding of where each of you come from, this way you know…”— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com