Barun Sobti Quotes

Forcing people together is an enjoyable conflict to watch, but I think it's even more enjoyable if they love each other.

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

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

The power dynamics in a relationship are going to be fluid over a long period of time, so to wait for 'perfect' is going to be a mistake.

A relationship is work, and it changes. And you go with the changes. It's more good times than bad times, but it's not always good. You have to overcome those issues and move on.

The older you get, the more you start to realize that you can't win an argument in a relationship. You can't win a fight with your woman. Because if you lose, you lose. And if you win, you lose.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

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

You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble.

All relationships are a learning experience, even ones you continue to be in. If you don't see them as that, then that's a problem.

Relationships, it seems to me, are timeless. What works between two people always works; what doesn't is always troublesome. Over time, people learn - or not - how to negotiate what's difficult, but that doesn't mean the misfit has gone away entirely.

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married.

A big part of being in a relationship or marriage or whatever is you have to eventually compromise. Your life doesn't end up exactly the way you think it's going to, and if it's the right relationship, you might have to compromise what you're doing professionally.

Let your wife win all the battles, and you'll win the war.

I love watching how people who are in love with each other deal with each other. Every time I've had a fight with an ex-girlfriend, at the time they're horrible, but when I look back they're often funny and weird, and that kind of stuff makes me laugh.

If you want to improve a relationship, it's not that you demand your spouse to change. You have to ask, 'Where did I fail in this relationship?'

Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!

In a marriage, we have to accommodate each other's views.

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.

Friendship is something that is cultivated.

I think when a couple stays together, it's because of compromises they've both made.

I hope it's enabling me to deal with another human being who's more important to me than I am.

I think the things about being with someone and knowing someone so well is that the things you love about them, you always will. The things that drive you crazy will always drive you crazy about them.

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.