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Quotes about relationships capture the complexity of connection, love, and understanding between people. They reflect both the beauty and the challenges that come with sharing our lives with others. The following collection offers insights that may resonate, comfort, or inspire reflection on the bonds we form.   ◀ Back
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Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise." (p. 248)
- Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex
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We know so little about one another. We embrace a shadow and love a dream.
- Hjalmar Söderberg
Doctor Glas
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We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there's no altering that.
- Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
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Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but “safe” isn’t one of them.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
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He doesn't need to be reminded you're great.
- Greg Behrendt
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
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There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course he's the one, of course it was a dream, of course she's dead, of course, it's hidden right there, of course it's the truth and you in your seat have failed to notice in the dark.
- Daniel Handler
Why We Broke Up
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You know why people pair up into couples? Because being a human is fucking terrifying. But it's a hell of a lot easier if you're not doing it by yourself.
- Alice Oseman
Loveless
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Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.
- Amy Sedaris
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
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In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, ‘I think what she said was good. I’m teasing.’ The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel’s giggle and smile among the loudest.
- Claudia Clark
Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
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I can see that the sadness has returned. And it's not a beautiful sadness- beautiful sadness is a myth. Sadness turns our features to clay, not porcelain.
- David Levithan
Every Day
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It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. I will never forget that sight. The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.
- DEAN MAFAKO, M.D.
Burned Out
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Lies don't end relationships the truth does.
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I had a dream about you. You were lost in a daydream, when I walked in and you began screaming. But I know that could never actually happen. In real life I only enter people’s nightmares.
- Bauvard
I Had a Dream About You
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In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual's life energy.

Humans connect with humans. Hiding one's humanity and trying to project an image of perfection makes a person vague, slippery, lifeless, and uninteresting.
- Robert Glover
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
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Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.
- Myles Munroe
Waiting and Dating: A Sensible Guide to a Fulfilling Love Relationship
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In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.
- Tom Brokaw
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And the terrible thing, the terrible thing is, but the good thing too, the saving grace, is that if something happened to one of us--excuse me for saying this--but if something happened to one of us tomorrow, I think the other one, the other person, would grieve for a while, you know, but then the surviving party would go out and love again, have someone else soon enough. All this, all of this love we're talking about, it would just be a memory. Maybe not even a memory.
- Raymond Carver
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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Every time you mistreat someone, you reveal the part of you that lacks love and needs to heal.
- Kemi Sogunle
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To feel aroused is to feel alive. Having great sex is like taking in huge lungfuls of fresh air, essential to your body, essential to your health, and essential to your life.
- Fiona Thrust
Naked and Sexual
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For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. People learn intimacy at home, and when those early standards are set too low, a wife may second-guess her judgment about when and whether she should leave.
- Anne Michaud
Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
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The day he moved out was terrible –
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn’t a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
- Wendy Cope
Serious Concerns
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You mistake love. You think it has to have a future in order to matter, but it doesn't. It's the only thing that does not need to become at all. It matters only insofar as it exists. Here. Now. Love doesn't require a future.
- Rebecca Serle
In Five Years
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That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
- Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss
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They (penguins) then fall madly in love and live happily ever after.
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And so you ask yourself: "If a penguin can have a worthwhile, stimulating relationship, why the hell can't I?"
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Or maybe you ask yourself: "Would I be happier if I started dating a penguin
- Bradley Trevor Greive
Looking For Mr. Right
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Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise." (p. 248)
- Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex
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We know so little about one another. We embrace a shadow and love a dream.
- Hjalmar Söderberg
Doctor Glas
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We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there's no altering that.
- Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
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Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but “safe” isn’t one of them.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
He doesn't need to be reminded you're great.
- Greg Behrendt
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course he's the one, of course it was a dream, of course she's dead, of course, it's hidden right there, of course it's the truth and you in your seat have failed to notice in the dark.
- Daniel Handler
Why We Broke Up
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You know why people pair up into couples? Because being a human is fucking terrifying. But it's a hell of a lot easier if you're not doing it by yourself.
- Alice Oseman
Loveless
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Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.
- Amy Sedaris
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, ‘I think what she said was good. I’m teasing.’ The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel’s giggle and smile among the loudest.
- Claudia Clark
Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I can see that the sadness has returned. And it's not a beautiful sadness- beautiful sadness is a myth. Sadness turns our features to clay, not porcelain.
- David Levithan
Every Day
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It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. I will never forget that sight. The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.
- DEAN MAFAKO, M.D.
Burned Out
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Lies don't end relationships the truth does.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I had a dream about you. You were lost in a daydream, when I walked in and you began screaming. But I know that could never actually happen. In real life I only enter people’s nightmares.
- Bauvard
I Had a Dream About You
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual's life energy.

Humans connect with humans. Hiding one's humanity and trying to project an image of perfection makes a person vague, slippery, lifeless, and uninteresting.
- Robert Glover
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.
- Myles Munroe
Waiting and Dating: A Sensible Guide to a Fulfilling Love Relationship
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.
- Tom Brokaw
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And the terrible thing, the terrible thing is, but the good thing too, the saving grace, is that if something happened to one of us--excuse me for saying this--but if something happened to one of us tomorrow, I think the other one, the other person, would grieve for a while, you know, but then the surviving party would go out and love again, have someone else soon enough. All this, all of this love we're talking about, it would just be a memory. Maybe not even a memory.
- Raymond Carver
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Every time you mistreat someone, you reveal the part of you that lacks love and needs to heal.
- Kemi Sogunle
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To feel aroused is to feel alive. Having great sex is like taking in huge lungfuls of fresh air, essential to your body, essential to your health, and essential to your life.
- Fiona Thrust
Naked and Sexual
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. People learn intimacy at home, and when those early standards are set too low, a wife may second-guess her judgment about when and whether she should leave.
- Anne Michaud
Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The day he moved out was terrible –
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn’t a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
- Wendy Cope
Serious Concerns
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You mistake love. You think it has to have a future in order to matter, but it doesn't. It's the only thing that does not need to become at all. It matters only insofar as it exists. Here. Now. Love doesn't require a future.
- Rebecca Serle
In Five Years
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That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
- Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss
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They (penguins) then fall madly in love and live happily ever after.
-
And so you ask yourself: "If a penguin can have a worthwhile, stimulating relationship, why the hell can't I?"
-
Or maybe you ask yourself: "Would I be happier if I started dating a penguin
- Bradley Trevor Greive
Looking For Mr. Right
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise." (p. 248)
- Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We know so little about one another. We embrace a shadow and love a dream.
- Hjalmar Söderberg
Doctor Glas
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We walked to meet each other up at the time of our love and then we have been irresistibly drifting in different directions, and there's no altering that.
- Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but “safe” isn’t one of them.
- Mandy Hale
The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
He doesn't need to be reminded you're great.
- Greg Behrendt
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course he's the one, of course it was a dream, of course she's dead, of course, it's hidden right there, of course it's the truth and you in your seat have failed to notice in the dark.
- Daniel Handler
Why We Broke Up
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You know why people pair up into couples? Because being a human is fucking terrifying. But it's a hell of a lot easier if you're not doing it by yourself.
- Alice Oseman
Loveless
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.
- Amy Sedaris
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, ‘I think what she said was good. I’m teasing.’ The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel’s giggle and smile among the loudest.
- Claudia Clark
Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I can see that the sadness has returned. And it's not a beautiful sadness- beautiful sadness is a myth. Sadness turns our features to clay, not porcelain.
- David Levithan
Every Day
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. I will never forget that sight. The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.
- DEAN MAFAKO, M.D.
Burned Out
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Lies don't end relationships the truth does.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I had a dream about you. You were lost in a daydream, when I walked in and you began screaming. But I know that could never actually happen. In real life I only enter people’s nightmares.
- Bauvard
I Had a Dream About You
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual's life energy.

Humans connect with humans. Hiding one's humanity and trying to project an image of perfection makes a person vague, slippery, lifeless, and uninteresting.
- Robert Glover
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.
- Myles Munroe
Waiting and Dating: A Sensible Guide to a Fulfilling Love Relationship
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.
- Tom Brokaw
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
And the terrible thing, the terrible thing is, but the good thing too, the saving grace, is that if something happened to one of us--excuse me for saying this--but if something happened to one of us tomorrow, I think the other one, the other person, would grieve for a while, you know, but then the surviving party would go out and love again, have someone else soon enough. All this, all of this love we're talking about, it would just be a memory. Maybe not even a memory.
- Raymond Carver
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Every time you mistreat someone, you reveal the part of you that lacks love and needs to heal.
- Kemi Sogunle
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To feel aroused is to feel alive. Having great sex is like taking in huge lungfuls of fresh air, essential to your body, essential to your health, and essential to your life.
- Fiona Thrust
Naked and Sexual
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. People learn intimacy at home, and when those early standards are set too low, a wife may second-guess her judgment about when and whether she should leave.
- Anne Michaud
Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The day he moved out was terrible –
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn’t a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.
- Wendy Cope
Serious Concerns
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You mistake love. You think it has to have a future in order to matter, but it doesn't. It's the only thing that does not need to become at all. It matters only insofar as it exists. Here. Now. Love doesn't require a future.
- Rebecca Serle
In Five Years
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
That guys. Sideburns. You like him?"
My back squirms. "You've asked me that before."
"What I meant was," he says, flustered. "Your feelings haven't changed? Since you've been here?"
It takes a moment to consider the question. "It's not a matter of how I feel," I say at last. "I'm interested, but ... I don't know if he's still interested in me."
St. Clair edges closer. "Does he still call?"
"Yeah. I mean, not often. But yes."
"Right. Right, well," he says, blinking. "There's your answer.
- Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
They (penguins) then fall madly in love and live happily ever after.
-
And so you ask yourself: "If a penguin can have a worthwhile, stimulating relationship, why the hell can't I?"
-
Or maybe you ask yourself: "Would I be happier if I started dating a penguin
- Bradley Trevor Greive
Looking For Mr. Right
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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