Lisa Cholodenko Quotes

Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.

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.

I think I was a terrible husband, I think I'm a terrible boyfriend.

I've been in many relationships in my life and learned a lot from them, good and bad.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

I can't get a relationship to last longer than it takes to make copies of their tapes.

I am terrible at relationships.

A great proportion of the wretchedness which has embittered married life, has originated in a negligence of trifles.

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

A relationship takes two people to make or break it.

If you are in a relationship, it has to be a good one. If it isn't, it's best to just leave it.

I sort of managed to establish in my life that relationships aren't really a thing I can handle.

Usually, historically, nothing good comes out of relationships becoming more complicated!

Regardless of whether you're in a gay or heterosexual relationship, you're going to go through your ups and downs.

With any long-term relationship, you have good days and bad days.

Something can happen in your life, and you might want and need something different from your spouse. Most people forget that you have to create relationships. The allure of the first years settles down, and at that moment, you better start creating it; otherwise, you're going to lose out.

I was never very mature in my relationships with women. First sign of conflict, I was gone.

Now, it's true I married my wife for her looks... but not the ones she's been givin' me lately.

Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box.

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.

The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.

Every relationship has its complications.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

If you're unhappy in a relationship, I think you just don't trust yourself for getting into another one.

I definitely believe that if you stop working at relationships, they go away.