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When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's read more
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries, many parts of which are suffering from a man excess, at least in relation to local food supply.
In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.
In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.
Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.
Relationships are like crystals, you don't realize how much you love it until it breaks.
Relationships are like crystals, you don't realize how much you love it until it breaks.
Never let the other fellow set the agenda.
Never let the other fellow set the agenda.
Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.
Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.
Patience permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord when we are tossed about by suffering as if read more
Patience permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord when we are tossed about by suffering as if by surf. When the undertow grasps us we will realize that we are somehow being carried forward even as we tumble. We are actually being -helped even as we cry for help.