Leighton Meester Quotes

A relationship has to be cultivated. There have to be feelings of love for another first. But then you have to really like the person.

If a relationship is founded on love it doesn't end.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

I think I'd make a pretty good girlfriend.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

You've got to be in a bad relationship to really understand what a great one is.

It isn't hard to be in a relationship because I've always loved to be in a relationship, and I love to be in love.

Relationships need time and commitment.

I just want a nice guy who loves me and who I love.

The best relationships develop out of friendships.

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person.

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I'm not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person - love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

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'm just saying, it's got to be about something more than just body parts when you're with somebody.

Marriage: love, honor, and negotiate.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.

The great thing about marriage is that it creates trust, the most precious of things.

Having a loving relationship with our spouse or with our children is what leads to the long-term happiness we all seek.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.

I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.

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.

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.