Chirlane McCray Quotes

Just because an individual in his 30s hasn't found true love and, yes, there are opportunities to date but it also forces you to be more particular. In so many ways, you become more adamant about finding that right person and not allowing yourself to open up to just anybody.

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.

Marriage is all about finding that special someone. One you are attracted to instantly and forever.

It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate.

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.

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.

Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking.

My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.

Love to me, God, this is so difficult... To me, love is when you meet that person and you think, 'This is it, this is who I'm supposed to be with.'

You don't want to be single forever. But also, once you have your own life, your partner has to be someone very special because life is so busy. If that person isn't right for you, don't settle for second best.

There is absolutely no wrong way to find love.

I believe when you meet the right person it clicks, and you both know and you start making it work, you know?

I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle.

I'm a romantic and will only marry for love where there's respect and compatibility. I'd like to be with someone if the right person came along. I really like male company. I like the male mind.

But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it.

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

I'm considering getting married again. I've not lost faith in that institution. I'm older; I'm smarter. I'm no longer searching for something to complete me... and therefore I'm now able to find someone to be a partner with.

I've definitely been in relationships where I've given too much, and I've been in relationships where I haven't given enough. I think it's a work in progress. I have to find that person where it clicks.

I love my wife and I know she loves me. We're best friends. We're just lucky to have found each other. It takes a lot of work but I just feel very blessed that I found the right person. It's a very fortunate situation and not everyone has that.

The goal is not to get into a relationship; the goal is to be in a relationship.

Being married, I don't know how to describe it. It's very comfortable when you find the right person. It all comes together beautifully.

There's something very, very powerful about having a life mate that you are attracted to but then can also have a beer with.

I always think I would like to have a partner in life, and I would - if I could find the right person, I think.

Of course I prefer to be with someone, but with the right someone.

'Marriage' was not that big a deal, to be honest! I mean, it makes life easier for technical reasons: insurance, next-of-kin stuff, joint tax filing, etc. The real shocker was falling in love with the man I'm married to. I was 32 when we met, and I had really never been in a functional relationship before, had never been deeply in love.