Karen Salmansohn Quotes

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

Typically, we get annoyed when our spouses complain. We get defensive. But, really, when your spouse complains, he or she is giving you wonderful information about what would make him or her feel loved.

I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.

I feel like if I'm sick, I need flowers. I'm very open about saying what I need from a partner, and he needs to meet those demands.

I have heard, 'Never go to bed angry,' and that makes sense. Unless you're always checking yourself, a grudge or something small can break apart a relationship, and you start to forget what is so amazing about your partner.

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.

Pray for your mate. Ask God to soften your heart and show you ways to be a better spouse.

Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it!

The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.

About love, don't be a silent partner. And be gentle with your anger.

What women want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held. What men want: Tickets to the World Series.

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

I think it's important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don't know very much about it at all. But I do look at the marriage of my mother and stepdad, and what makes it work for them is that it's a team effort.

Life with another person is always difficult.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

I think the things about being with someone and knowing someone so well is that the things you love about them, you always will. The things that drive you crazy will always drive you crazy about them.

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice.

Marriage is hard work, period.

My mum told me that the best thing you could give a woman was attention.

I just got to feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me.