Leo Buscaglia Quotes

Lovers should also have their days off.

I love my personal life and having a social life. And I didn't ever want to have to compromise.

Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.

Independence is fun, especially when there's a beloved waiting in the wings, and freedom makes you a more interesting person. Having separate lives brings fresh air into a relationship.

It's important in a relationship to have moments when you do your own thing.

I think the hardest thing to do in a relationship is something for yourself.

Ideally, couples need three lives; one for him, one for her, and one for them together.

I talk to my friends and, you know, they all seem to get relationships that aren't right. You kind of want someone who is not at your beck and call but loves the idea of being in a relationship and what that entails.

For me to stay healthy in a relationship, the individuals have to nurture themselves.

It's easy to get wrapped up in sharing everyday life with a partner. It's fun to get lost in love and romance. It's the best. But holding on to yourself while doing that is the most important thing.

I think its wonderful to have a relationship where you both go out and live your lives, and you bring something to the table because you've had other interactions.

The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.

With any relationship that you have, don't lose yourself in it.

I wouldn't want to be in a relationship where I'm not even free to be myself.

My relationships are between me and whomever I'm with, not between me and the world.

Freedom and relationship are polar opposites - they both exist on the same continuum. You DO want a relationship - and you DO want freedom - what you really want is BALANCE, you want wholeness.

I think it's good if a man gives a woman some time to herself because I think we all need that and we can all benefit from that. It doesn't imply a rejection of the other person, just a sense that because we do have our separate identities, sometimes you have to be less involved in another person's life or need to have that other person be less involved in your life.

It isn't love when another person cannot give you the space to live your own life.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

Working hard is a great way to impact the world, to learn, to grow, to feel accomplished, and sometimes even to find happiness, but it becomes a problem when you do so at the expense of the people closest to you.

Relationships are important, but stay focused on all the things that are important. Figure out what you want.

How hard it is to have the beautiful interdependence of marriage and yet be strong in oneself alone.