Relationship Readiness Quotes

Once I got divorced, there was this knee-jerk reaction to get back in the action and date. I think there's something wrong in that.

Take responsibility for finding your one true love

Dating is different when you get older. You're not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.

When it comes to love, always be open. Because the second youre not pining after a boy, or a boyfriend, amazing love comes into your life.

You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

It sounds like a cliche but I also learnt that you're not going to fall for the right person until you really love yourself and feel good about how you are.

Loving is doing anything for them, thinking about them constantly and being able to spend your whole life with that person. Liking somebody is just like, 'Okay, I like them because of this, this and this, but I don't knkow if I am ready to be in love with them'.

Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us. That's why we have a weave, we're wearing Spanx and everything is 'fine.' If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

Such a bad mistake it would be, to embark on marriage and adult life without a nice supply of duct tape.

Marriage...one of the most civilized institutions in the world...But...swimming is one of the most wonderful of sports, and yet there are always some people who cannot swim who insist on going into the water and getting drowned. Many people spoil marriage in a like manner. One should be sure she knows how to be married before rushing into it.

You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.

A dog, for me, it's not just getting a dog. I couldn't leave him at home. I'm looking for a life partner and I'm not ready. I'm not emotionally mature enough.

A person's readiness to date is largely a matter of maturity and environment.

It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.

I haven't really found the right person. That sounds like an older person thing to say, but I'm too busy and - not in a bad way - don't want to waste my time.

Someday, when I manage to finally figure out how to take care of myself, then I'll consider taking care of someone else.

In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her that. So, rather than being selfish or stupid enough to go into a relationship, it's just been easier to be single.

I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties.

If you’re not happy single, your not gonna be happy married.

We teenage girls are faced with a quandary: we know what we want but are forced to wait for our male counterparts to grow up. We are ready for intense and meaningful relationships, but research indicates that males will not reach maturity until their mid-20s.

I want a woman that wants me to take care of myself because truly, that tells a lot about you. And if you don't take care of yourself how can you take care of a woman? How can you take care of kids?

I can't get married for the heck of it only because 'I'm not getting any younger.'

I love having a boyfriend but need to be secure on my own first.