Karl Pilkington Quotes

In any relationship, after the first year is over, you can't help but want your own space.

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.

I don't think any relationship responds well to pressure.

It's just like any relationship, the more contained the environment, the more the good stuff appears and the more the bad stuff will reveal itself.

I think that whether you're married or not, in any relationship, there's always the terror that you're going to screw something up.

I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.

I think when you're in a relationship, either you have something or your partner generally has something that you're having to deal with.

My missus knows to leave me alone.

Marriage is survived just on the basis of ordinary etiquette, day in and day out. Also cooking together helps a lot... I've seen all these marriages that failed. Those people are always hollering at each other. That doesn't work.

Yelling between people in love is normal.

I think both husband and wife should have busy minds, not see too much of each other, but not too little either: just get it right. If both are healthy in their heads and satisfied with their day's work, the partnership works.

For any healthy relationship to work, you have to be able have that time to spend with your friends.

It's okay to be annoyed with your significant other and feel overwhelmed at times.

After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.

I have an amazing relationship with my wife, but sometimes there are arguments. It happens.

When you look at a family, if you have a family that never interacts with each other, never has strong conversation with each other, never has disagreements, nine times out of ten you have a very cold family and they're not going to be, at the end, they're not going to be close.

Forcing people together is an enjoyable conflict to watch, but I think it's even more enjoyable if they love each other.

Marriage is hard, and it can be tough when you're both actors.

I'm somebody's ex-wife, and I did things that drove him nuts. And now I'm somebody's girlfriend, for many years, and I've got different things that drive him nuts.

I just read 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.' To be married 25 years, you have to put as much energy as I put into being an actor or being a great football player into being a better husband and a better father.

I never ever, ever say anything against my husband to anyone except my husband. Everyone gets in fights, and I think the natural propensity for women is, 'Oh I want to talk to someone.' But the minute you take what bothers you outside the bond between you and your husband, you let someone else into the relationship and that causes a wedge.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

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

I mean, I love being with friends and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But it's hard to find someone who doesn't ultimately start judging you and your choices.

It's very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship - whether it's a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend.