Dating quotes
576 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside dating — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"People are buying only one thing from you: the way the engagement (hiring you, working with you, dating you, using your product or service, learning from you) makes them feel."
"Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion."
"Always carry a book on a date so that when you get bored you can slip into the Ladies for a read."
"A man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings."
"Challenge, and not desire, lies at the heart of seduction."
"I've been dating since I was fifteen. I'm exhausted. Where is he?"
"When going on a date with someone they met online, the number-one fear that straight women have is going on a date with a serial killer. The number-one fear straight men have is going on a date with a fat woman. That says everything."
"I always play women I would date."
"What organized dating sites fail to understand is that the people are far more interesting in what they don't say about themselves."
"To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads."
"I can't imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What's a home and family for if it's not the center of one's life?"
"I wasn't dating anyone. I was hyper-focused on acting. So I didn't bring a guy to the prom. I was the lone gay person as far as I knew."
"I was dating a guy that was a huge wrestling fan and I'm embarrassed to say it now but I used to make fun of him for watching it."
"Well?" Ron said finally, looking up at Harry. "How was it?" Harry considered it for a moment. "Wet," he said truthfully. Ron made a noise that might have indicated jubilation or disgust, it was hard to tell. "Because she was crying," Harry continued heavily. "Oh," said Ron, his smile faded slightly. "Are you that bad at kissing?" "Dunno," said Harry, who hadn't considered this, and immediately felt rather worried. "Maybe I am."
"San Bernardino involved two killers were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online, and online as late as - as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and then married and lived together in the United States."
"I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon, but I cannot understand the love affair."
"The most difficult part of dating is the initial invitation."
"Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian - I have no idea where that came from and all these other rumors. I don't think I'm that type."
"You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be back with the actresses and dating them and that he wasn't serious about me at all. So I had him saying one thing to me and my parents telling me something else."
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will probably end up dating the best looking blind chick."
