#partner

You never have to suffer because of, or be denatured by, another person, even someone you love. ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#divorce #divorcing #love-pain #love-sadness #marriage

Did you really think you could quit?" He moved closer, his steps slow, purposeful. "Just fax me a damned piece of paper and I‘d be forced to let you walk away from me?" "You don‘t have a choice." Lydia swallowed the lump in her throat and moved around the chair. Putting furniture between them seemed like a smart idea. "I quit, end of story." "The hell it is," he growled as he stopped and crossed his arms over his chest. "I‘ve given you space, Lydia, but it‘s time we talk." "There‘s nothing to say." He pointedly glanced at the chair and quirked a brow. "Afraid, little Lydia?" Afraid of her own ability to keep her hands off him, yeah. "You don‘t scare me, Dane. You‘d never hurt me." "Then quit acting so skittish and come here. ↗

— Anne Rainey

#menage #mulitple-partners #erotic-romance

We fitted together like the two halves of an oyster-shell. I was Narcissus, embracing the pond in which I was about to drown. However much we had to hide our love, however guarded we had to be about our pleasure, I could not long be miserable about a thing so very sweet. Nor, in my gladness, could I quite believe that anybody would be anything but happy for me if only they knew. ↗

— Sarah Waters

#happiness #lesbian-partners #lgbt #love #passion

Bientôt ou dans un cycle, ce sera de nouveau son tour de me prouver la qualité de son feu. Je ne lui manquerai pas, elle ne me manquera pas--et tout sera consumé. ↗

— Natalie Barney

#lesbian-erotica #lesbian-partners #love #marriage #love

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff! ↗

— Ted Allen

#apartment #because #chicago #come #crammed

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work as if an established Partnership for Life consisting of Husband Wife and Children. ↗

— John James Audubon

#consisting #decided #established #europe #feel

I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#country #crux #example #for example #gain

The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place. ↗

— Sacha Guitry

#forgiving #good #good marriage #marriage #marrying

Four years into the life of my son, I realize I'm so in love with him and he's so in love with me that if I don't find that lifelong partner out there, it's okay. ↗

— Anthony Kiedis

#four #him #i #into #life

In choosing a partner, always pick the optimist. ↗

— Tony Lema

#choosing #optimist #partner #pick