#elation

Only in hindsight can we see the moments where our lives skewed off-course, where we traveled down the wrong path, where the worst lies we told were the ones we told ourselves. ↗

— Emma Shane

#life-lessons #relationships #romance #relationship

We meet as friends, marry as lovers and live forever as strangers. ↗

— K.J. Dickson

#relationships #relationship

I said I’d drive to her place. But she lives in her car, so I don’t see why she couldn’t just drive her place to my place. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#cars #compromise #funny #house #houses

I place a higher value on human life than on no human life. But only barely.
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— Jarod Kintz

#humanism #humanistic #humor #life #relationships

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice. ↗

— Brené Brown

#boundaries #life #relationships #relationship

Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. ↗

— Brené Brown

#imperfection #life #receiving #relationships #relationship

Pubic hair is proof of sexual maturity and if your partner finds that a turn-off, you should probably reconsider that partner. ↗

— Hadley Freeman

#sex #relationship

The important thing to remember is not to forget ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#life #philosophy #relationships #wisdom #wit

She praised his book and he embraced her from gratitude rather than lust, but she didn't let go. Neither did he. She kissed his cheek, his earlobe. For months they'd run their fingers around the hem of their affection without once acknowledging the fabric. The circumference of the world tightened to what their arms encompassed. She sat on the desk, between the columns of read and unread manuscript, and pulled him toward her by his index fingers. ↗

— Anthony Marra

#passion #relationships #love

Yeah, and we could fly in on dragons and release a cloud of sugar plum fairies to tiptoe in an get the watch. ↗

— Mora Early

#sarcasm #sibling-relationships #relationship