Definition of a relationship - an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the society in which they live.
I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?
Relationships is not a game of amateurs is what people say.. But they begin to foster between amateurs and become a reason to make them matured grown-ups!
Don't worry about who has the power in the relationship all the time. If you make her happy, then that's the biggest power you can have.
Don't pour a lifetime of effort into a seasonal relationship. Not everyone from the pilot belongs in the finale.
She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship.
The way I saw it, one of the single greatest advantages of being in a relationship was that you got to eat off the other person's plate.
Relationship gurus always said that an attraction based on friendship and mutual respect was far more likely to stay the course - and the bastards were right.
In the European Union, the relationship between politicians and the fishing industry has become like that of a doctor assisting the suicide of a patient.
In relationship to God one can not involve himself to a certain degree. God is precisely the contradiction to all that is 'to a certain degree'.
... relationships required such vigilance, such attention. You had to hold them together by force of will, and other people took up so much space, demanded so much time. It was exhausting.
Relationships tend to be flawed because they are made up of inherently flawed components, mere human beings.
Every journey starts with the first step and the thousands upon thousands steps before you reach the end. Enjoy every step.
You cannot borrow half of who you are from someone else, yet people try to do it all of the time, they just call it a relationship!
I want him and even if it's frightening, even if I may not be completely ready for a relationship, I want him. Now... And tomorrow, and all the following days.
While aloofness might fascinate others and makes them respect you, it will never allow for intimacy and profound relationships.
There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like.
Over time as most people fail the survivor's exacting test of trustworthiness, she tends to withdraw from relationships. The isolation of the survivor thus persists even after she is free.
the harsh truth of every relationship, even between those who love each other, like fathers and sons and daughters, or husbands and wives, is that the love is always unequal.
…he’d assumed their relationship would go on forever. It was going on now, but in another way, like the rearrangement of the stars, which were all still in the sky, just burning in unexpected places.
Will you be my formal yawn formation at dawn? One rocking chair nailed to the floor does not make a relationship, if you know what I mean.
