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#1

“I'm OK with being single, but I'm not OK when the time comes where I have to move my furniture around and to change the high ceiling light balls...”
― Hiroko Sakai

tags: funny, humorous, light-ball, love, single, single-life, woman

14 likes

#2

“When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”
― Tom Robbins

2802 likes

#3

“We鈥檙e all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if you鈥檝e been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect there鈥檚 no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? Because you yourself are wrong in some way, and you seek out partners who are wrong in some complementary way. But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your own wrongness. And it isn鈥檛 until you finally run up against your deepest demons, your unsolvable problems鈥攖he ones that make you truly who you are鈥攖hat we鈥檙e ready to find a lifelong mate. Only then do you finally know what you鈥檙e looking for. You鈥檙e looking for the wrong person. But not just any wrong person: it's got to be the right wrong person鈥攕omeone you lovingly gaze upon and think, 鈥淭his is the problem I want to have.鈥�

I will find that special person who is wrong for me in just the right way.”
― Andrew Boyd, Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe

tags: being-loved, completion, inspirational, love, relationships

5775 likes

#4

“鈥�"What does it mean if i'm afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen?" "No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave.”
― C. JoyBell C.

tags: bravery, courage, fear, heartwarming, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspiring, life-and-living, strength

266 likes

#5

“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

tags: character, dogs, families, family, family-life, pets

846 likes

#6

“If you go to somebody's house for a barbecue, it is only a matter of time before a guest has six beers and begins to inveigh loudly about how the institution of marriage is a sham, how it's a violation of nature's will, how monogamy is an outmoded expectation that might have made sense for power-consolidating families in AD 600 but makes little sense now, when there's you know, high school flames you can look up on Facebook. This well-versed marriage critic will then burp loudly and fall asleep in a lawn chair for the rest of the night, which says all you need to know about his marriage.”
― Jason Gay, Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living

tags: love, marriage, monogamy

2 likes

#7

“You know, and so, I've come to this belief that, if you show me a woman who can sit with a man in real vulnerability, in deep fear, and be with him in it, I will show you a woman who, A, has done her work and, B, does not derive her power from that man. And if you show me a man who can sit with a woman in deep struggle and vulnerability and not try to fix it, but just hear her and be with her and hold space for it, I'll show you a guy who's done his work and a man who doesn't derive his power from controlling and fixing everything.”
― Brene Brown

155 likes

#8

“Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?"
"Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

tags: friendship, relationships

4975 likes

#9

“You know what I like most about people? Pets.鈥�”
― Jarod Kintz, Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life

1067 likes

#10

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.”
― Henry Winkler

tags: communication, relationships

985 likes

#11

“Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.”
― Timothy Keller

tags: falling-in-love, keller, love, relationships

319 likes

#12

“My whole body sank forward into his arms. His lips moved against mine, exploring my mouth so gently. I tried to mimic his movements--slowly, uncertainly, until I didn't have to think about it at all. It just felt right. He let out a soft moan at my reaction and cupped his hands behind my head, pulling me closer until I couldn't tell where my mouth ended and his began. A liquid sensation swooped throughout my stomach. It was the most amazing thing I'd ever felt and it kept growing, the vibrating heat expanding outward. I was surprised I was still able to stand.”
― Heather Anastasiu, Glitch

tags: being-in-love, falling-in-love, in-love, kiss, kissing, love

70 likes

#13

“If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: commitment

833 likes

#14

“I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anywhere. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life.”
― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

tags: commitment, men, relationships, the-office

157 likes

#15

“Real love has little to do with falling. It's a climb up the rocky face of a mountain, hard work, and most people are too selfish or too scared to bother.
Very few reach the critical point in their relationship that summons the attention of the light and the dark, that place where they will make a commitment to love no matter what obstacles-or temptations- appear in their path.”
― Stacey Jay, Juliet Immortal

tags: commitment, love, relationship

221 likes

#16

“The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt, but in spite of doubt. (p. 21)”
― Rollo May, The Courage to Create

tags: commitment, conviction, doubt

164 likes

#17

“Men are a compilation of every experience and relationship they have ever lived through. Some experiences have bettered your man while others have battered him. The man standing before you is the result of a lifetime of surviving.”
― Dave Samples, Messed Up Men of the Bible

tags: addiction, addictions, marriage, marriage-advice, marriage-counseling, marriage-life, marriage-quotes, men, men-and-women, relationship-quotes, relationships, survival, survival-instinct, survival-quotes, women-and-men

6 likes

#18

“There is nothing more secure in a relationship than a sense of insecurity.”
― Amit Abraham

tags: insecurity, relationship-quotes, relationships-advice, security

1 likes

#19

“What I personally knew about courting women could comfortably fit into a thimble without taking it off your finger first.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

tags: courtship, dating, dating-advice, women

17 likes

#20

“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”
― Bren茅 Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

620 likes

#21

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”
― Bren茅 Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: courage, truth, vulnerability, weakness

691 likes

#22

“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.”
― Bren茅 Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: empathy, listening, shame, speaking

642 likes

#23

“To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn鈥檛 come with guarantees 鈥� these are risks that involve vulnerability and often pain. But, I鈥檓 learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude and grace.”
― Bren茅 Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

388 likes

#24

“Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.”
― Brene Brown

347 likes

#25

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy鈥攖he experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
― Brene Brown

tags: belonging, courage, inspirational, light, love, vulnerability

1980 likes

#26

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
― Bren茅 Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: accountability, authenticity, belonging, courage, creativity, empathy, joy, love, meaning, purpose, spirituality, vulnerability

672 likes

#27

“When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.”
― Bren茅 Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: fear, narcissism, self-worth, shame

409 likes

#28

“If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.”
― Bren茅 Brown

tags: anxiety, authenticity, depression, mental-illness

456 likes

#29

“Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share: "Who has earned the right to hear my story?" If we have one or two people in our lives who can sit with us and hold space for our shame stories, and love us for our strengths and struggles, we are incredibly lucky. If we have a friend, or small group of friends, or family who embraces our imperfections, vulnerabilities, and power, and fills us with a sense of belonging, we are incredibly lucky.”
― Bren茅 Brown

tags: shame

298 likes