Quotes about Relationships

We were meant to love people, and we need to accept their love in return. Otherwise, we ain't really living.

is it better not to fall in love at all, or to love someone for a little while, even if you have to say good-bye?

Love isn't a feeling; it's an attitude, it's actions. Like buying him the prayer shawl. Whether you feel anything or not, just do the loving thing.

That's what I like best about it. Your story gives me a lot to think about. Who we fall in love with and choose to spend our life with is such a huge part of everyone's story, isn't it? Our choice affects the rest of our lives.' 'And our children's lives, too.' "Yes. And sometimes our faith gets entangled in our love stories

Saying "I'm fine" to keep the peace, when we're really not fine, isn't honest. It may seem godly in the moment, but it's false godliness. Truth and godliness always walk hand in hand. The minute we divorce one from the other, we stray from soul integrity and give a foothold to the instability that inevitably leads to coming unglued.

No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet. That's when the desire to connect becomes an unrealistic need. Unrealistic neediness is actually greediness in disguise.

If they make the choice to walk over me rather than walk with me, I'll have to love them from afar.

Submission is 'ducking low enough so God can touch your husband.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others.

Rejection isn't just an emotion we feel. It's a message that's sent to the core of who we are, causing us to believe lies about ourselves, others, and God. We connect an event from today to something harsh someone once said. That person's line becomes a label. The label becomes a lie. And the lie becomes a liability in how we think about ourselves and interact in every future relationship.

When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl's heart can feel quite hollow and helpless. This is true whether that man is her father, her husband, or even a man whom she deeply respects.

At the core of who we are, we crave the acceptance that comes from being loved. To satisfy this longing we will either be graspers of God's love or grabbers for people's love.