Inspirational Relationship Quotes

A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself — to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart.

Relationships-of all kinds-are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is.
The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled.
A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.”

You can’t just give up on someone because the situation is not ideal. Great relationships are not great because they have no problems. They are great because both people care enough about the other person to find a way to make it work.

Don’t give up at the first signs of friction: only through clear communication, flexibility and willingness to adapt can you find a relationship that will weather the storms of life.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

A good relationship is when somebody knows your ups and down, your perfections and your imperfection and still choose to be by your side.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.

Too often a relationship becomes about keeping score of who wins and who loses. If you care about that person enough, none of that matters, it just matters that the two of you can find a way to come to an agreement and move forward.

Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words ‘for ever.’ But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don’t like doing it

Relationships end too soon because people stop putting in the same effort to keep you, as they did to win you.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

Like any relationship, a friendship needs to be maintained. Often, any time spent with a friend is a good time, but make sure you don’t take each other for granted.

Treat everyone as if they were a guest in your own house, because in reality, they are a guest in your own world

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Words can go a long way to heal a sad soul, commitments help in keeping a good relationship and love is the engine to a healthy relationship.

You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Never ignore that one that choose you out of thousands, never hurt that one that made you their priority and in all you do stick to that one that loves you like no other.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

There is no challenge strong enough to destroy your marriage as long as you are both willing to stop fighting against each other, and start fighting for each other.

Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.

When your whole life is unfolding and it is built on lack of trust – either in self or others – jealousy will cause the relationship to flounder.

Love is at the root of everything. All learning. All parenting. All relationships. Love, or the lack of it.

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to any lasting relationship

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.

It takes two to tango like it takes both sides to keep a healthy relationship going, without both sides involve in trying to work things out, then it’s a dead end.

Love cures people—both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

Whenever you feel you’re begging for attention, seeking for love with someone you thought was yours, the best thing to do is walk away.

Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.

Apologizing does not mean that you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego.

Our lack of attention means we don’t notice or we miss much that is going on and this affects our relationships.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

Relationship is like a rose flower, you water it, care for it and nurture it for it to keep living and blooming.

Love doesn’t make the world go around. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

A real relationship fight through arguments, silly fight, jealousy, anger and come back stronger than it was before.

When we’re incomplete, we’re always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising.
This can go on and on–series polygamy–until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment.
Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.

Commitments is a major key in every relationship and trust defines how long a relationship is going to last.

I’m not telling you it is going to be easy- I am telling you it is going to be worth it.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

A great relationship is built on the bond you both share, your likes and dislikes and what you both find joy in doing.

Love is totally nonsensical. But we have to keep doing it or else we’re lost and love is dead, and humanity should just pack it in. Because love is the best thing we do.