Nicholas Sparks Quotes

I seem to be a long-term relationship kinda guy.

Being in a successful marriage is no different than being cast in a successful movie. It's all about who you pick; in that first moment, did you pick the right person? I think you need to pick somebody who's more interested in being married than in getting married.

I like the concept that if you’re with someone, it’s for the long term.

Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses.

A successful marriage is a decision. You decide whether it's going to work, and then you turn around and you've been married 45 years.

A successful marriage is not a gift; it is an achievement.

Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

I didn't marry a man that wanted to be in the business. But that's why we're a perfect fit.

You've got to want to be married to the person you're married to.

The attitude of giving a full commitment to the partnership will usually result in getting the same commitment in return.

The goal when you get into a relationship is not to be out of the relationship. It's to try to stay in the relationship. But if it doesn't work, you can't force those things.

We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.

I think that's what makes a successful marriage: a mindful sense of self and the ability to make clear choices to stay together or choices not to.

I think we all cheer for couples who just seem right together and go the distance.

I give complete respect to any couple that stays together, however they do it, whether they do it by going on red carpets or going hiking together, you know, or keeping themselves really quiet and trying to stay out of all that press stuff.

If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

I want someone who takes commitment seriously.

I like committed, one-on-one relationships. That's just who I am.

I don't believe in casual dating; I would rather be in a proper relationship.

I've always felt when you are committed in a relationship, you have to work through the difficult times.

Relationships are hard, so you have to know what type of man you want by your side and what their values are, what is important in his life.

A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for.

A long-term relationship is about showing up and working hard and banking on each other. If one's down, the other might be up and can help the other one up, and sometimes you're both down and you just [band] together. Endurance is a big theme of it for me. That might not sound romantic, but I kind of think that it is.

We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.

If marriage isn't a first priority in your life, you're not married.