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when you're choosing a life partner, think beyond romance
Marriage is about small acts of kindness that bond you over a lifetime. It’s quietly romantic. He makes her tea. She goes to the doctor appointment with him. They listen to each other’s daily trivia. They put up with each other’s quirks. They’re there for each other.
Lori Gottlieb • Mr Good Enough: The case for choosing a Real Man over holding out for Mr Perfect
I once believed love was a spark—those fleeting moments of wonder. The rush of a first date, the dance of discovering someone new. They felt like the pinnacle, the beating heart of the story. But now, I see those moments differently. They’re the invitation, the toll paid to enter the deeper connection terrain. They’re the prologue, not the essence.... See more
facebook.com • Robert Kaplan · Follow
Marry someone you don’t want to change, who doesn’t want to change you.
Someone that doesn’t punish you for mistakes.
Someone who sees you as your highest potential.
Commit completely.
Falling in love is easy.
Staying in love is harder.
Enthusiasm is common.
Endurance is rare.
Marriage is for getting through the times when you’re not in love.
Expect things
Derek Sivers • How to Live
A great marriage is mostly about two people committing to each other and then employing principles such as love, acceptance, patience, forgiveness, sacrifice, and unselfishness, to enrich that committed relationship. Marriage is more about work than about divine luck, more about finding someone to love than about finding someone to meet your own
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