“Whether you’re in a brand new relationship or have been with the same woman for years, it’s important to remember: good relationships don’t just happen, they take dedication and work.”— Lindsay Curtis, gomag.com
“Maybe everyone's a little bit ugly. Maybe we're all just dying sacks of shit, and maybe all it'll take is one person to just be okay with that, and then the whole world will be dancing and singing and farting, and everyone will feel a little bit less alone.”— Dan Kwan, Manny, Daniel Radcliffe, imdb.com
“We hate to break it to you, but it's highly unlikely that you are 100% right 100% of the time.”— Allie Finn, thezoereport.com
“Release and detach from every person, every circumstance, and every situation that no longer serves a divine purpose in your life.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Men love solving problems. It’s a quality that I appreciate when I’m having trouble packing the trunk for my road trip to Tucson, but that I resent when I’m trying to emote.”— Sophia Benoit, gq.com
“The reason your relationships are mediocre is because you haven’t learned enough about communication.”— Anthony Moore, medium.com
“Do I not share that part of my life because I’m scared it will fail?”— Rainesford Stauffer, thecut.com
“Building a life with another human being means working with what you have.”— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com
“My husband and I have argued for so long it has become part of the fabric of our relationship, like a bunion — though our squabbles don’t stop us from having a relatively normal relationship.”— Caren Chesler, nytimes.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
“Find you a partner who supports your dreams and celebrates your successes!”— Susan Fowler, twitter.com
“In my previous relationship, I was called “too demanding” for asking a little time from his “busy” sched. Now, my boyfriend and I see each other 6x a week, and he even insists to bring me home everytime. You’ll never be too much for the right person.”— @tishisleta, twitter.com
“There comes a day when every relationship turns gross old and boring, like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner… You go home tonight and you dress up real slutty and you do butt stuff with your boyfriend for all of us who let love die to become ordinary.”— Stephen Falk, Lindsay Jillian, Kether Donohue, imdb.com
“Trust is the human commodity. You earn it by being selfless to others. You spend it by asking for favors. You lose it by being greedy. When you find someone you can trust, take good care of them and keep them close. Being able to depend on one another is the most solid thing 2 people can have in a r…”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“Relationship advice: find someone you'd rather look at more than your phone.”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“You can't love someone while being afraid to lose them. Love & fear can't coexist. Ego will always get in the way.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com