Quotes about Relationships

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.

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones.

Love is the Answer. What was the Question?

LISTEN twice as much as you speak.

How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.

I think people want to get married to end their emotional uncertainty. In a way, they want to end powerful feelings, or certainly the negative ones.

As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the experience of the individual believer, and of the Church as a whole.

We are obliged to love one another. We are not strictly bound to "like" one another.