"Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him."
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"One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody."
"I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married."
"The glue that holds all relationships together ... is trust, and trust is based on integrity."
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
"There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend."
"When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself."
"To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it."
"The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers."
"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
"Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else."
"The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend."
"Problems in relationship occur because each person is concentrating on what is missing in the other person."
"Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad cuz I miss you I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss."
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer."
"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation."
"If you make your relationship with your Inner Being your top priority, and you deliberately choose thoughts that allow your alignment, you will consistently offer the greatest advantage to others with whom you interact. Only when you are aligned with your Source do you have anything to offer another."
"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives."
"Love is no assignment for cowards."
"I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law."