Lynda Barry Quotes

Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.

I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.

I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know.

I feel like every person who's in a long-term relationship, or who is committed to their person, goes through ups and downs.

'Stay' is all about how to stay in a relationship past the newness and love stronger.

Everyone says romance goes flying out the window when you've been together for an X amount of time. I think it's all up to you.

Like a lovely orchid, or anything else that's nurtured, marriage prospers and grows, but if it's ignored, it withers.

As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.

Timing is everything with relationships.

You can road-test relationships.

Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that.

Being in all of my relationships, I'm even more confused than I've ever been, I don't know if you ever really understand relationships.

I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say, 'You have work at being a couple.'

If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.

I can't tell you 100 percent what makes a relationship work. But I can see something good coming and I can see something bad coming.

I think what you learn from relationships is that they are unpredictable.

Ask anyone who has been in a love relationship for a while: nothing is perfect.

The thing about relationships is, when you are in the middle of one, they consume your focus.

I think it's important for people to know that there's no such thing as a perfect relationship, you know?

Falling in love is really relatively easy compared to staying in love and building a family that lasts.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

Neither do I have the time or the luxury of having a relationship. I don't want to get into fights with someone because I have no time for him.

I am not averse to the idea of being in a relationship. In fact, I think everything in this world can be solved through love.

Partners fall in and out of love, but they still need each other.

The longer you get in a relationship, the harder it becomes to confront problems.