“At a certain point in a relationship—once you’ve moved in together and your lives, including your schedules and finances, are nearly 100% intertwined—the prospect of splitting up becomes intimidatingly tedious. Breaking up might seem like a great idea in the aftermath of a nasty fight, but only unti…”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.com
“You will sometimes struggle to find it in your heart to forgive each other.”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.com
“Loving someone means caring enough to give them the space they need to be an asshole or a curmudgeon some days for no apparent reason—to appreciate them when they’re at their darkest as well as their happiest. You won’t like your boyfriend or girlfriend all the time, but you won’t like yourself ever…”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.com
“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.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“You treasure their casual handwritten notes and cards more than the most expensive thing they’ve ever given you.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“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.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“Some days, you’ll have to try really hard to love your partner. And that’s okay.”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.com
“You won’t always feel loving towards your significant other. There will be moments when you say you do, but it’s not exactly, entirely true.”— Mélanie Berliet, thoughtcatalog.com