Dustin Lance Black Quotes

A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.

You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

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 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.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

Obviously, a long-distance relationship is hard. But, like anything worth having, you make it work.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.

Compassion, not passion, keeps a marriage together.

A relationship succeeds when obstacles are met with communication and resolution. A relationship flourishes when we take the beloved as our teacher. Shared goals create a transformative, interwoven path.

A lasting relationship isn't about marriage. It's about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.

I wanted a relationship like the one my mother and father had. It wasn't perfect; they had to work on it. But there was an unbelievable mutual respect.

It's mutual respect and love that are important, not a wedding.

Mutual respect is very important in a relationship, and since my work is part of my life, he would have to respect it.

Although we are busy with our own work, we still try and spend time together. At the same time, we give each other space. I think that is the key to a successful marriage.

Every marriage is different, but the most important factor in a strong relationship is the love and harmony between the couple.

Everyone wants a loving, equal relationship.

I think once you know who your man is, and you know his wants and his desires and things like that, and you let him play his position, everything else is just gonna fall into place.

Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.

Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.