Relationships Quotes

"Relationships are political; the personal arrangement mirrors the state."

"Community is not something that exists only in geographical proximity."

"We develop our understanding through dialogue with others."

"Relationship building across difference is central to social change."

"The feeling of being betrayed is one of the strongest feelings known to humans."

"A woman might claim to want a partner, but what she often wants is an admiring audience."

"One cannot live on the same terms as a master; one cannot be in a situation of equality with a master."

"The surest way to be alone is to get married."

"Connection requires vulnerability"

"Authenticity is the path to true connection"

"Every relationship is an opportunity to learn about ourselves and others."

"Romanticism has ruined more relationships than honesty ever could."

"The promise of romantic love has been used to justify countless injustices against women."

"True companionship requires abandoning the myths we have been told about partnership."

"We cannot build authentic friendship with men while embedded in systems of domination."

"We mistake familiarity for love and habit for commitment in our most intimate relationships."

"Women have very little idea of how much men hate them."

"The greatest problem women have is that men are not yet evolved."

"The tragedy of machismo is that a man is not allowed to ever be vulnerable."

"The problem with marriage is that it ends every night around midnight."

"Real women do not do the ironing and real men do not fear them."

"Marriage is not the end of sex; it is the beginning of boredom."

"The problem is not that women want too much; the problem is that men give too little."

"Real ally-ship requires understanding how your freedoms may depend on others' oppression."

"Real allyship means making commitments and being held accountable for keeping them."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow beings."

"Presence is one of the greatest gifts we can offer another person."

"Boundaries are not walls; they are necessary for healthy relationships."

"Erotica is the expression of sexuality with equal power and mutual respect."

"Male sexuality, as constructed, is predicated on dominance and objectification."