#relations

Still, who could say what men ever were looking for? They looked for what they found; they knew what pleased them only when they saw it. ↗

— Henry James

#men #relationships #tastes #types #love

Since time immemorial any woman with half a brain has known that in the pursuit of romance she must hide it ↗

— Mavis Cheek

#relationship

Hmm. Relationships between fathers and sons can be notoriously difficult, especially for two men who are as different as you and your father are." "Yes, and he's also the king--that makes our relationship impossible. ↗

— Lynn Austin

#relationships #men

As soon as a Western man comes into contact with the East -- he's already confused. The West has sort of an international rape mentality towards the East. ...Basically, 'Her mouth says no, but her eyes say yes.' The West thinks of itself as masculine -- big guns, big industry, big money -- so the East is feminine -- weak, delicate, poor...but good at art, and full of inscrutable wisdom -- the feminine mystique. Her mouth says no, but her eyes say yes. The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated -- because a woman can't think for herself. ...You expect Oriental countries to submit to your guns, and you expect Oriental women to be submissive to your men. ↗

— David Henry Hwang

#political-philosophy #art

In any perfect relationship men should remember it's a matter of direction; she takes what's right and you take what's left. ↗

— Solitaire Parke

#men

You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you're crazy. ↗

— Jef Murray

#love #relationships #freedom

Often, what people don't say tell you more about the nature of their insecurities than what they do say. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#insecurity #people #relationships #nature

When both the inner man and woman takes responsibility for themselves and lives their own truth, a joy and love begins to flow naturally between them. Through understanding both the inner man and woman, we understand that outer relationships simply mirror the relationship between our inner man and woman. This understanding gives us the opportunity to take conscious responsibility for our choices and our further steps towards spiritual maturity. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#creativuty #healing #inner-man-and-woman #joy #love

Life had sure been simpler when I hadn't dated. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#life #love #relationships #dating

Married women are far more depressed than married men -- in unhappy marriages, three times more; and -- interestingly -- in happy marriages, five times more. In truth, it is men who are thriving in marriage, now as always, and who show symptoms of psychological and physical distress outside it. Not only their emotional well-being but their very lives, some studies say, depend on being married! ↗

— Dalma Heyn

#depression #love #marriage #relationships #social-science