William Glasser Quotes

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.

My experience of what a loving relationship is like rings true with a lot of people I meet. I have a theory that the people you meet, one way you choose them, is their suitability for you in that particular matter. Attitudes toward friendship and marriage are in many cases closely aligned.

A good marriage (if any there be) refuses the conditions of love and endeavors to present those of amity.

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

When I get married, I think what matters is you should be happy with the person you are living with.

The other stuff of marriage can fade a little bit, but as long as you can laugh with your partner, that's everything because that's what remains at the end of the day. I think that's how we pick our friends and that's how we ultimately pick who we marry.

If I get married in the future, I want to have a relationship like friends with my other half. It'd be best if we can communicate often.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess. I feel like I chose someone to share my life with who is my friend.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

Marriage is... OK, it's rooted and grounded on love and attraction.

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.

I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling.

Hopefully you marry someone who you not only love, but who you like as well.

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

I love being married.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

It's such a lovely feeling to be in love, to marry the person you love and finally to be with that person. I feel the romance should never go out of any marriage. Even after one has had kids, etc. Love never ends, na?

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.

It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last.

I have a lady, she's a great lady. I love her a lot, she loves me. We're on the same page. Whenever that day happens when we're not on the same page we'll move forward with it. We're interested in having our lives be our lives right now and not a third person's vis-a-vis marriage and whatever that means.

When you're in a relationship, if you just break it down to regular terms, people are attracted to something, and that's what they want you to be, and that's what you should just be, and for me, it's very simple - if I meet a girl and I say, 'This is what I like about you. Just continue. Every day.'

I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?