#relatio

Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master. ↗

— Walter Rauschenbusch

#bounds #denies #extent #faith #institutions

Never judge someone by their relatives. ↗

— Charles Martin

#family #past-history #relationships #family

Some people are trapped by the belief that love comes in finite quantities, and that our kind of love exhausts the supply upon which they need to draw. I do not accept competitive models of love, only additive ones. ↗

— Andrew Solomon

#love #family

In a health relationship, it should always be about them. Two people are involved. And both of them are risking their hearts, their souls, in order to stay together. If both parties don't support and appreciate the individuality of the other, the relationship won't work. ↗

— Lisa Lewis

#love

Jack hadn’t thought of love as a promise before—a promise that, even when the world was falling down around him, would stay kept. But without Sutton saying a word, he knew that there would be comfort when he couldn’t sleep tonight. And tomorrow and the day after, there would be a home to go to, even if it was no more than a pair of arms around him and a head tucked close to his in the darkness. ↗

— Tamara Allen

#love #lover #lovers #relationships #love

Even now, he is every blue blazer getting into cab, every runner along the river,every motorcycle coming and going. ↗

— Melissa Bank

#relationships #love

I milked, of course, and did some work around the barn, and tried not to think about Brian, which was like trying not to breathe. ↗

— Catherine Gilbert Murdock

#relationships #love

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

most men know what they hate; few what they love ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#love

In our relationship, we have very well-defined roles: I am the Vice President of Logistics; he's the CEO of Emotional Support. ↗

— Ariel Meadow Stallings

#relationships #love