Eric Braeden Quotes

The only time a relationship is good is when you really love them.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

Everyone wants a loving, equal relationship.

We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that we'll always be holding each other's hand.

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

You've got to be in a bad relationship to really understand what a great one is.

Compassion, not passion, keeps a marriage together.

I wanted a relationship like the one my mother and father had. It wasn't perfect; they had to work on it. But there was an unbelievable mutual respect.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.

I'm just saying, it's got to be about something more than just body parts when you're with somebody.

Marriage: love, honor, and negotiate.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

Romance is alive and well in America, but the 50 percent who can't make it work fail because of selfishness. It gets down to that. You can't oversimplify it because every situation is so complex.

Having a loving relationship with our spouse or with our children is what leads to the long-term happiness we all seek.

The key to staying together is making sure you guys like each other and need each other.

I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.

I want someone who is my partner in life. Who supports me, and I support her. I can share all my experiences in life with her, and she can share hers back with me. Not only do we love each other, but we accept, embrace, nurture, and care for each other.

In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes.

The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you don't find very often, then that is what love is all about.

The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.

There is nothing you can control about love.

If a relationship is founded on love it doesn't end.