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Next was Alice. I gave her a book by Anne Rice because she is always talking about her. And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess she didn't know how much she talked or how much I listen. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

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It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else–pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy. ↗

— Tao Lin

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The day he moved out was terrible – That evening she went through hell. His absence wasn’t a problem But the corkscrew had gone as well. ↗

— Wendy Cope

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You can be in love and you can be in a relationship. But they’re not always the same thing. ↗

— pleasefindthis

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I think a lot of times when you meet someone you feel like you need to appear like you're not interested in them so that they'll be more interested in you. But what happens when you start showing him that you actually like him? What's he gonna do then? Play the tape forward; how do you keep a guy like that? I don't want to sign up for that. I just don't want to end up in a relationship that isn't fair ever again. ↗

— Taylor Swift

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Like them you are tall and taciturn, and you are sad, all at once, like a voyage. ↗

— Pablo Neruda

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Our actions are guaranteed to affect others. Because we are not alone in this world, much of our learning about ourselves comes from our interaction with others. Our relationships are our teachers. We learn from each other. ↗

— Tae Yun Kim

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The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

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When your tears become invisible, disappear ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#love #lovers #philosophy #relationships #wisdom

Loving relationships, though necessary for life, health, and growth, are among the most complicated skills. Before we can be successful at achieving relationships, it is necessary that we broaden our understanding of how they work, what they mean and how what we do and believe can enhance or destroy them. We can accomplish this only if we are willing to put in the energy and take the time to study failed relationships as well as examine successful ones. Loving relationships cannot be taken lightly. Unless we are looking for pain, they must not be forever approached in a trial and error fashion. Too many of us have experienced the cost of these lackadaisical approaches in terms of tears, confusion and guilt. ↗

— Leo Buscaglia

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