Quotes about Relationships

We know if we could truly love, and be loved, and never lose love, we would finally be happy.

Now every daughter of Eve want to control her surrounding, her relationships, her God. No longer is she vulnerable; now she will be grasping. No longer does she want simply to share in the adventure; she wants to control it.

Few men looked on her without becoming, in a certain fashion, her lovers. But it was the kind of love that made them not less true, but truer, to their own wives.

The worst blows typically come from family.

we were made to be a part of a great adventure. An adventure that is shared. We do not want the adventure merely for adventure's sake but for what it requires of us for others. We don't want to be alone in it; we want to be in it with others.

Sex can be such a stark barometer for a marriage.

Femininity can never bestow masculinity.

Many relationships fail for the insistence of treating others as problems to be solved, rather than as hearts to be known and loved.

They fear exposure, fear being seen as weak. That's why other men would rather work late than come home and talk to their wives or their children. They know what to do at work; they don't know what to do in their most important relationships.

I don't trust a man who hasn't suffered; I don't let a man get close to me who hasn't faced his wound.

When it comes to girls, the greatest gift you can give to the young man is to watch you love your wife.

To see you in love is far more powerful than any other lesson. A picture is worth a thousand words. It's important that your sons see your physical affection, to see you kiss, cuddle on the couch, hold hands in public. Oh, sure—they'll say they're "grossed out," tell you to "get a room." But they are watching and learning.