#ups

Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me? ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#boyfriend #break-ups #crossroads #divorce #family

I think how breakups can bring out the worst in the best people, and part of being upset is mouthing off crap you don’t mean. ↗

— Daria Snadowsky

#fights #friendships #friendship

Blame your body. The whole biological purpose of existence is to mate, so from the time we hit puberty, our hormones are demanding us to couple up. Maybe it’s basic instinct to feel inadequate if you’re single." "That’s what sucks. There’s so many more interesting things than guys, but guys are what we spend most of our time talking about." "I think that’s just the way it is, though. No matter what we do, it’s always more special if there’s a boyfriend to share it with." "Or a best friend. ↗

— Daria Snadowsky

#friendships #relationships #friendship

Even though we'd never met, imagining being dumped by Gene made me want to die. What was the point of going out with someone? What was the point of falling in love? The whole thing was enough to make me wish I'd been born in one of those countries where they still have arranged marriages. I mean, okay, yes, it would certainly suck not being allowed to drive or vote and having to ask a man's permission to leave the house. But at least you wouldn't have to worry about being dumped. ↗

— Melissa Kantor

#humor #romance #imagination

Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don’t even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I’m being upstaged by a dead pig. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#life

Everyone's allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it's a mistake not to be. ↗

— Harriet Evans

#life #love #wisdom #life

Theirs was not a marriage that could last. Madeleine had never loved him. She was telling him that. 'It's painful to have to say I never loved you. I never will love you, either,' she said. 'So there's no point in going on.' Herzog said, 'I do love you, Madeleine.' Step by step, Madeleine rose in distinction, in brilliance, in insight. Her color grew very rich, and her brows, and that Byzantine nose of hers, rose, moved; her blue eyes gained by the flush that kept deepening, rising from her chest and her throat. She was in an esctasy of consciousness. It occurred to Herzog that she had beaten him so badly, her pride was so fully satisfied, that there was an overflow of strength into her intelligence. He realized that he was witnessing one of the very greatest moments of her life. ↗

— Saul Bellow

#intelligence

I know my heart will never be the same But I'm telling myself I'll be okay ↗

— Sara Evans

#couples #heartbreak #love #relationships #love

I wore your promise on my finger for one year I'll wear your name on my heart til I die Because you were my boy, you were my only boy forever. ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

#breakups #broken-heart #broken-hearted #broken-hearted-quotes #love

He loved me. He loved me, but he doesn't love me anymore, and it's not the end of the world. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#love