Steve Harvey Quotes

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

The older you get, the more you start to realize that you can't win an argument in a relationship. You can't win a fight with your woman. Because if you lose, you lose. And if you win, you lose.

Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience.

In a marriage, we have to accommodate each other's views.

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

I guess you kind of got to realize that once you in a marriage, whatever it is, you gotta deal with it. Not necessarily that you got to accept it, but you have to deal with it and try your best to make it work for you, for the both of you.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

Forcing people together is an enjoyable conflict to watch, but I think it's even more enjoyable if they love each other.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

Even married people have differences of opinion, I'm told.

I do believe in soulmates and happy/successful marriages. No marriage can be happy 24x7 for 365 days. Both partners have to make the relationship work, is what I believe in.

It takes two to make a relationship, but only one to screw it up.

All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person.

You have to negotiate with people who don’t trust you and vica versa. You have to be very careful but you can’t be paralyzed.

If two people live together, one has to be patient, and typically, the other one is very annoying.

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

Let your wife win all the battles, and you'll win the war.

I love watching how people who are in love with each other deal with each other. Every time I've had a fight with an ex-girlfriend, at the time they're horrible, but when I look back they're often funny and weird, and that kind of stuff makes me laugh.

As for adjustments, I think every relationship changes every day.

I have been in business a long time. I never had a successful relationship or partnership with any entity by issuing an ultimatum.

Never fight with or disrespect your partner in front of other people.