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1 " Of course happy couples fight! Two strong minds coming together are never going to agree on everything, and it’s healthy to express those feelings. But what we had to learn was that it was the way we were expressing our feelings that wasn’t healthy. Shouting doesn’t make anyone feel better. Storming off doesn’t fix any problems. "
― Christina Lauren , The Honey-Don't List
2 " Relationships are a lot like houses: without a good foundation, they’ll crumble. When a light bulb goes out, you don’t buy a new house, you change the bulb. When the faucet drips, you don’t start mopping the floor before you fix the leak. In other words, no matter how much digging it takes, it’s important to get to the root of a problem. "
3 " I want to make her life better by being the best thing in it. "
4 " Probably that women are always being told to behave in a way that makes everything more harmonious, productive, accessible. They’re told how to do everything from how to dress to how to smile. Men are never told to make things easier for people, but maybe they should be. "
5 " I am very clearly the Pigpen to his Schroeder. "
6 " Relationships are a lot like houses: without a good foundation, they'll crumble. "
7 " I didn't want to interrupt your Funyunning. "
8 " I feel a little like the way I used to when I’d dump out a bin full of Lincoln Logs, both overwhelmed and excited—except this is my life, with all these pieces to choose from, and I’m not sure what shape I even want to build. "
9 " I swear to God he fell in love with me when he saw me take my bra off without taking off my shirt. He looked at me like I was some kind of sexy witch. "
10 " I'll build anything you need,' he whispers, kissing my jaw. 'I'd do anything for you. "
11 " What’s the difference between an introverted engineer and an extroverted engineer?” he asks. I look up, and his excitement at getting to tell me this joke makes my heart feel like a wild animal inside me. “What?” “When the introverted engineer speaks to you,” James says, “he looks down at his shoes. When the extroverted engineer speaks to you, he looks down at your shoes. "
12 " Relationships are a lot like houses: without a good foundation, they’ll crumble. "
13 " Another important piece of taking care of a sexual relationship in marriage is to keep it private. "