Make it your goal to employ the sweet speech that marks you as a wife after God's own heart.
~ Elizabeth George
All the beaches of the world, could never amount to, nor implore the one grain of sand that I stand on, which is your love.
~ Anthony Liccione
In my relationship, she is my woman and I am her man. This designation is not one of ownership, but of passion. It is a loving and passionate expression that reflects the truth that out of over seven billion people in the world, she is my ONE.
~ Steve Maraboli
It's the same with [my wife] -- when she goes out, guys are macking on her. I'm not worried with the kind of relationship we've got. Most people, they don't leave room for mistakes in their relationship.
~ Wyclef Jean
There are lots of reasons why a woman stays with a man, even when she's given up on changing him and can predict with certainty the shape that the rest of her life with him is going to take.
~ A.s.a. Harrison
A male-female close-friendship hardly differs from a relationship; it takes relating to be friends. But sadly, not every relationship has friendship in it. It's just ironical that two people who are not good enough to be best friends are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together.
~ Olaotan Fawehinmi
When ready to settle down: women are more interested in where the man is going, men are more interested in where the woman has been.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Dating is a man-made ideology: if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, one would either be in a relationship, or, six feet under.
You meet a new guy, analyze him, not good for marriage, not good for a relationship, not good for fucking, maybe excepting the very drunk mood, so, conclusion: this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
~ Irina Bors
There isn't much difference between giving and leaving. While the former will ALWAYS come back to you, the latter will only do if it was meant to be yours in the first place.
Often we fail to consider the fact that our social, spiritual, and intellectual interests are miles apart. Our value systems and goals are contradictory, but we are in love.
~ Gary Chapman
It takes two to tango”, one dictates the steps and the other executes them effectively. That is how a great show is made.
When you truly love someone, his/her weaknesses are not meant to be discussed with other people, they are meant to be understood by you.
If there is “better”, then there is a “best”. If there is “half”, then there is a “complete”. Far more than being a “better half”, you can be a “best complete”; like a word/phrase that beautifies and gives meaning to a sentence when it is added.
Better to be happy with the cod fish in your plate now, than to linger for the taste of a tuna that is still swimming in the sea.
~ Dennis E. Adonis
When someone cannot do without you, don't think he/she is weak. When he/she loves you, don't take that for granted.Experience has thought me that we all have the power to fall out of love at the same pace we fall in it.
It takes a CONSTANT flowing of gas from the cylinder to keep the fire burning under your pot. “WOOING your woman” should be a continuous process. It should NEVER end after you get your “yes” from her. If you did a lot to get her, you should do more to keep her.
Being married cuts on your freedom. Having a husband or a relationship at all puts constraints on you. by Michael.
~ Emily Giffin
Sometimes the comfort of being in a relationship lulls you into mundane complacency, you become irrelevant in each other’s lives. We call this phenomenon 'growing apart'.
When you look back and realize there is no way you would have had a better life with another person, that's when the relationship or marriage becomes worth it.
You can never be happily married to the one you are not happily in-a-relationship with.
How Many Marriages Would Be Better If the Husband and the Wife Clearly Understood That They're On the Same Side?
~ Zig Ziglar
Today's marriages become toxic, with resentments, after only a few years. It's one thing to say, 'I forgive,' but most lack the enterprise to do the necessary work that follows. It was the day after that proved who had the wisdom of God and who didn't.pg 46
~ Michael Ben Zehabe
Every friend, every neighbor, and every family member wishes that you retain your golden heart. No one wants to see your love sullied. Yet, they all know a dark circumstance will find you eventually. Know this: You are being hunted--like game. Life will knock you down with some unexpected misfortune. Resolve now, to help your partner get back up. Only a determined family kills its wounded. When everyone else abandons him, come back for your husband.pg 55
Maybe the best thing we can do for our spouses is give them permission to forgive themselves.
~ Justin Davis
I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long.
~ Brenda Perlin
Being married definitely took work. When we fought, I felt like I wanted to float away and drown, whereas before I knew I could walk away without any strings attached.
First of all, he was not my type. He was nice, considerate, unselfish and grounded; qualities I’d never experienced in a man. Usually, I went for the self centered, screwed up, “I’m lost, will you be my mother” type.
I had no intention of forsaking my wedding vows. I had strong morals and never could have imagined going against them. I was never even tempted to stray.
I didn’t want to get burned. I didn't want to be the other woman, but I wanted him with all my might.
I didn’t feel like I was stealing someone’s husband, I felt like they were already apart.
He wanted revenge and I knew he would not stop until he got it. I had to hope he would run out of fuel.
Not long after my mom died, my dad pretty much kicked me out of the house. He never said, “Get out of my house,” but instead, I came home one night to find all my clothes scattered all over our front lawn.
I had just turned thirty. That was enough in itself to be depressed about. I never thought I would be this age and feel this worthless. I was supposed to be “somebody.” I guess you could say I was slightly disappointed at the outcome.
At times, it felt so odd being with a man in such an intimate way who was not my husband.
This very easy divorce had become very difficult. I thought I was in the express lane and it was all fast tracks from there. Think again.
I had to get used to it because my life was no longer safe and I was no longer protected like I once was.
Living with myself wasn’t all that easy. I was not the young girl I once was. Once upon a time when I looked in the mirror, I saw this happy glow. Now nothing glowed except the leftover face cream from the night before.
I was physically attacked by a woman who didn’t even know me. Yes, my boyfriend was her former husband, but she tried to ruin me.
I could only defend myself so much. It was my word against his. There was no evidence, nor was there any proof. My word meant very little.
