Chris Sullivan Quotes

My wife and I don't compete. We know each other's preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That's what friends do.

Some of the best advice I got from a close friend is marriage is always looked at from the world as 50/50 as to working together to make that 100 percent.

Marriage is not all rainbows and butterflies; you have to give in to your partner's whims every now and then, and that's a two-way street.

Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.

Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

Marriage takes work - it doesn't just happen.

We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that we'll always be holding each other's hand.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

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.

It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one to make it a failure.

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married.

I don’t always agree with my wife, but we discuss the issue with love and respect. And then I say “yes.”

If you want help from partners, that means listening to them every once in a while.

In reality, relationships that are successful tend to take the attitude, 'How can I help you?' 'How can I enrich your life?' 'How can I be a better husband to you,' if it's a marriage.

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.

In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.

It's important to have frank discussions about what the other wants. To be in a relationship that is like a little lifetime, that's a challenge.

Marriage is not just about love. It is more than that. It is about commitment, giving, taking, and understanding.

I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.

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

Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

Everybody says love is about finding the person who is right for me and then everything will be fine. But it's not like that. It involves work. An old man tells you this!

A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.