Lisa Kleypas Quotes

If I was in a situation where it wasn't working and I had a choice with another man, I'm gonna assess it like a business deal: who is the better person for me?

I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.

Just because you have chemistry with someone doesn't mean you're naturally going to be the best for each other. You have make choices and prioritize.

Lot of ugly funny dudes end up with some pretty gorgeous women. Women are much deeper than us in choosing a mate - they see in the long term.

I don't know, think for that relationship in particular age doesn't really come into play.

It's kind of sad that couples don't want to work together, it's like, 'Wow, you really don't like the person you're with?' I'd rather kiss her then some random person I just met

Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.

I wanna be your happiness. I wanna be your common sense pain.

I don't believe in marriage. I believe in a commitment that you make in your heart. There's no paper that will make you stay.

I mean, I think it's hard enough to find somebody you can stand for more than ten minutes, so, like, you shouldn't narrow your options.

People who get married because they're in love make a ridiculous mistake. It makes much more sense to marry your best friend. You like your best friend more than anyone you're ever going to be in love with. You dont choose your best friend because they have a cute nose.

Love is ever evolving and it takes compromise, work and patience.

I can say I'm a relationship person, and I like relationships. I think I also like relationships because then you don't have to date because dating is horrible.

Being in a relationship, that's something you choose. Being friends, that's something you just are.

Men? Sure, I've known lots of them. But I never found one I liked well enough to marry. Besides, I've always been busy with my work. Marriage is a career in itself and to make a success of it you've got to keep working at it. So until I can give the.

Men would like monogamy better if it sounded less like monotony.

Women do generally manage to love the guys they marry more than they manage to marry the guys they love.

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.

now you play the loving woman, I play the faithful man

to be sure, marriage is all in all with the ladies; but with us gentlemen it's quite another thing!

I've learned when to get out. I've never wasted too much time with the wrong person, and that's one thing I'm proud of. The longer you're with the wrong person, you could be completely overlooking or not having the chance to meet the right person. And if it doesn't feel right, it isn't right. How do you know if something feels right? I think the great defining factor for me is whether I want more. When they drive away, do I wish they would turn around at the end of the street and come back? Or am I fine that they're going home?

I think there are plenty of men out there who are capable and accomplished in their own realm. You don't have to be in the same field. I've often been asked, "Didn't you want to get married?" And of course I wanted to get married, but you have to fall in love and want to marry a particular person. You don't get married in the abstract. So, although there were people I felt I might have married, it just never happened.

You can't have a high-quality relationship without time and without trust.

I like girls, but I prefer having a girlfriend. I like having someone I can spoil.

If I were really, truly in love with someone who was truly in love with me, then I would get married, but that would be the only reason I'd get married.