Anne Morrow Lindbergh Quotes

Trust is not about what you can or cannot do in the name of love but who you are and what you choose to reveal as things progress and evolve.

I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.

I cannot just blindly love someone.

All my other relationships with men, there was so much maneuvering and strategic decisions and stuff.

You must have love as the core; it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the relationship go.

I'm not going to be in a relationship that I don't fully trust.

Take responsibility and make a relationship the best it can be. We're all afraid of being hurt. Get rid of that fear. Be in the moment and enjoy the relationship - or you'll ruin it.

To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.

For me, I'm not a jealous person. That's just not my thing. You have to have trust in your relationship.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

In a healthy relationship, there is stability and security.

You like someone, you court each other, you get into a relationship. You're answerable to each other. Whereas, the non-answerability of dating, my God, I don't know if I would ever be able to.

Love' is a big step. It's a big word. You have to work your way to it.

When you are seeing somebody, then obviously it's a commitment. And if you don't want to commit, then don't be in a relationship. Every relationship deserves a certain credibility and respectability. For me, it's always been like that.

When it comes to relationships, it's nice to have something that is your own and not everyone else's. That's not part of my job. I never stood up on a podium and said, 'Vote for me - I'm perfect. I'll be this for you and never do anything wrong.'

I'll date one day if I find someone that I want to let into my life enough.

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.

In a relationship you have to open yourself up.

When you're just shagging girls, you can talk about it, but once it gets real, then you don't.

I think love can be really tough. Because it involves ultimately an honesty to the nth degree that you are capable of. Once said, you've lost your deposit. It's best if you don't say it.

Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.

I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them.

Trust is the most important part of a relationship, closely followed by communication. I think that if you have those two things, everything else falls into place - your affection, your emotional connection.

Luckily, my wife is amazing. She's one of the few people in my life I'm completely honest with. I've told her everything about my past. She knows me inside and out. There's no secrets at all.

I just want to love and be loved.