150+ Relationship Quotes That Are Way Too Relatable

You Can't Lose Something You Never Had

He knew me in all the ways that truly mattered: the shape of my fears, the contours of my dreams.

Why don’t we break up? I guess I stay with her because she stays with me. And that’s not an easy thing to do.

People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

But it is impossible to go through life without trust; that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

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.

Be sure it's your real self you're showing. Because it is your real self that needs to be loved.

When what you hear and what you see don't match, trust your eyes.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.

Truth is, something that I thought was perfect was taken away from me, and I never wanted perfect again. I wanted middle of the road, stuff I didn’t care about so that I couldn’t lose anything I really loved ever again.

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.

They hurt you. You hurt 'em back. Or maybe it is the other way around. Whatever. Someday you might find a way to forgive each other. But it won't be like it used to 'cause that pain never really goes away.

To respect the dignity of a relationship also implies accepting the end when it comes. Except in my mind, except in my dreams, where the aftertaste of her still lingers.

I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.

Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself- to serve.

What you want most you push away from you.You want more than you care to admit.

I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.

I used to loathe ambivalence; now I adore it. Ambivalence is my new best friend.

Don't. Don't let's pretend when there's no one around.