Nicole Ari Parker Quotes

I believe that if you work hard at a relationship, devoting time and energy to it, being willing to grow and experiment, and never take it for granted, that you can continue to feel the initial attraction and excitement indefinitely.

You have to put work into relationships to keep them fun.

It's important to take time for your spouse and nurture the relationship.

It's a lot of work to make a marriage work. Just because you have been married for a while doesn't mean you can sit back and relax. You still have to be on your toes. A marriage needs constant attention.

Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.

Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting.

It's important when you're married not to forget those things you used to do when you were trying to get her to marry you. You can't send flowers and buy gifts then, when you're married, say, 'Right, get my tea on'. That doesn't go down well. So you've got to keep that level of interest going.

I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say, 'You have work at being a couple.'

In order to keep the love going, you want to keep it fun.

People often say that if you have to work hard at a marriage, then it's not naturally good, but I think that's totally wrong.

If you want to keep a relationship, you must nurture them with love.

There's no perfect relationship. All relationships are work. If you put in the work, you'll reap the rewards.

If you want a long-term relationship that doesn't require a lot of work, I say, get a dog. They love you no matter what. But when it comes to humans, there's no secret; you really have to appreciate the person every single day.

Like a lovely orchid, or anything else that's nurtured, marriage prospers and grows, but if it's ignored, it withers.

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

I definitely believe that if you stop working at relationships, they go away.

Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that.

We all want something else other than what we have and don't realize what you got works. It works. It does work. You gotta work. Marriage is work. Marriage is a career. It's not an adventure.

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

Make your relationship your number-one priority.

I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people like you.

As a mother, I work hard every day and I expect that work to be recognized and appreciated. Because I work for and with human beings, sometimes they're grateful and sometimes they aren't.

What defines a relationship is the work that's involved to maintain it, and it's constantly changing.

Romance is important to me, and to have a romance with your husband takes a bit of doing. The key is to make sure your partner misses you. That means you have to take yourself away.