9,679 Quotes About Relationships

I realized I’m in love. It's always been right in front of me.

Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered.

Low self-esteem means showing yourselfor imagining yourself to be less than whatyou are. High self-esteem is imaginingyourself to be much more than what youare. Again, this is also based on theopinions of others. You judge yourselfbased on your lifestyle rather than your life. - HDH Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, in the book "Living Enlightenment

To forgive, we may need to open our minds to a fuller exploration of the context in which the events occurred, and feel compassion for the circumstances and everyone involved, starting with ourselves.

Why are we afraid ofdeath?We are afraid because instinctively we resist change and death is an abrupt changein life. - HDH Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivoham, in the book "Living Enlightenment".

You want to take me to a movie?" I asked. "Well, not really," he said. "What I really want is for you to be my girlfriend. But I thought saying that might scare you off.

Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to control the people or the relationship. What’s more, we’re encouraged to accept the impermanence of all things: the flower that blooms today will be gone tomorrow, the objects we possess will break or fade or lose their utility, our relationships will change, life will end.

When our focus is on seeking, perfecting, or clinging to romance, the charge is often generated by instability, rather than by an authentic connection with another person.

I don't ever want to be the person who justifies someone's rut, instead of challenging it and cheering them out of it.