Marian Keyes Quotes

All my ex-girlfriends or wives are all kind of great friends and I've never understood somebody who can live with somebody for five or six years and then not like them.

Research shows that couples who have a lot of similarities, including intellectual compatibility, end up staying together.

I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway.

Most of the longer-term relationships I've known have been gay relationships. They seem to be able to hang out longer.

I have never - I have never let go of my childhood contacts. My best friends from childhood are still my best friends.

You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise.

The secret to a long-lasting relationship is perpetually imagining the worst. It's a world view tracing back to my Eastern European ancestry and one I draw upon regularly.

I'm gonna give them the advice that I always took myself, that it's better to get to know somebody before you jump into the sack with them. Because then if you jump into the sack and fall in love, and you liked them already, you're home free.

I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more important than the idea of marriage. At the root of every successful marriage is a strong partnership.

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

I do think it's very important, if you're going to spend the rest of your life with somebody, to know that you really like them. Because when the pheromones wear off, which of course they will, you have to have a strong basis.

A good litmus test is that you should be comfortable with your significant other being present when you hang out with your friend.

I'm friends with all my exes! I love them so much!

With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.

You can measure success by the number of friends who have remained loyal to you, and you to them.

I think just... never date anyone who doesn't accept you, and don't change for them. They aren't going to change for you.

The best advice I can give a girl is to keep new relationships private. There is nothing like a handful of well-intentioned 'girlfriend advice' to derail a blooming romance.

I do believe men and women can share healthy, long-lasting platonic relationships.

...even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.

The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable.

Anyone can attract a man. The trick is to keep him.

Liking is more important than loving. It lasts. I want what is between us to last, Luke. I don't want us just to love each other and marry and get tired of each other and then want to marry some one else.

Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.

The best advice I've ever been given is being handed a Bible. That's the blueprint for marriage that we go by, and that's what our marriage is grounded in. We also have other married couples who are examples in our lives. My parents have been married over 40 years, and both sets of grandparents for over 65 years. When you see couples in long-term relationships and you see them go through good times and bad times, you realize it's about being committed enough and loving your partner enough to hang in there regardless.

I think great relationships are great partnerships, and those come in all shapes, sizes, forms, ages. The only tip I have for anyone in a relationship or a partnership is work on it when it's good. It's very easy to try to take the break when things are going good, but that's the time you have to keep working on it, because you can keep it good, and that's worth a lot.