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101 " Avoidance sounds like such a harmless word, but that one word can cause some severe damage to a relationship. We avoided so much in our marriage, simply out of fear. We avoided communicating. We avoided talking about the challenges we faced. We avoided all the things that made us the saddest. And after time, I began to avoid the other half of my life altogether. I avoided him physically, which led to emotional avoidance, which led to a lot of feelings that were left unsaid. "
― Colleen Hoover , All Your Perfects
102 " We came so close to losing everything we had built together because of something that was out of our control. Something that should have brought us closer together but instead pulled us further apart. "
103 " I'm bothered by the intensity of my desire for him. I want tot urn and fill his mouth with my tongue. I miss the taste of him, the smell of him, the sound of him. I miss when he would be on top of me, so consumed by me that it felt like he might tear through my chest just so he could be face-to-face with my heart while we made love. It's strange how I can miss a person who is still here. It's strange that I can miss making love to a person I still have sex with. "
104 " I love that you love me so much, it sometimes makes you cry. And I love that the idea of us having a baby makes you cry. I love how full of love you are, Quinn. "
105 " Ten years from now on August eighth, I’m going to roll over in our bed at midnight and whisper, ‘I told you so’ in your ear. "
106 " I used to be fine when I was alone. But now that I have you, I'm lonely when I'm alone. "
107 " There's sadness about him. Not one related to our current situation. Something deeper... like it's embedded in him. I've met people who smile with their eyes, but he frowns with his. "
108 " I find myself stuck at a red light on an empty street. Literally and figuratively. "
109 " The day I realized that maybe my life was thrown off course because fate had something even better in store for me. "
110 " I don't even try to offer him reassuring words. Sometimes situations don't have a positive side. They just have a whole lot of sad sides. "
111 " Those are the days I want you to feel the absolute weight of my love for you. I promise that I will love you more during the storms than I will love you during the perfect days. I promise to love you more when you’re hurting than when you’re happy. I promise to love you more when we’re poor than when we’re swimming in riches. I promise to love you more when you’re crying than when you’re laughing. I promise to love you more when you’re sick than when you’re healthy. I promise to love you more when you hate me than when you love me. And I promise . . . I swear . . . that I love you more as you read this letter than I did when I wrote it. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I can’t wait to shine light on all your perfects. "
112 " I have loved you every single second of every day since the moment I laid eyes on you. I love you more now than I did the day I married you. "
113 " I wonder how many marriages would have survived if it weren't for the children they created together. How many couples would have continued to live together happily without the children being the glue that holds their family together. "
114 " When you associate yourself with another person for so long, it's difficult becoming your own person again. "
115 " When you meet someone who is good for you, they won't fill you with insecurities by focusing on your flaws. They'll fill you with inspiration, because they'll focus on all the best parts of you. "
116 " Part of me wasn't sure I wanted him in the bed with me, but I soon realize that falling asleep in our shared sadness is somehow more comforting than falling asleep alone. "
117 " Some mornings I would wake up and catch him staring at me. He would smile and whisper, “What did I miss while you were sleeping? "
118 " The most disturbing thing about it is how skilled we are at pretending nothing has changed. "
119 " Do you love me enough to marry me? "
120 " It’s strange how I can miss a person who is still here. It’s strange that I can miss making love to a person I still have sex with. "