” Ask anyone who has been in a love relationship for a while: nothing is perfect. “
” Here’s the thing: you’re not really ready for love until you have enough self-respect that if you met your exact self, but in a guy, you would totally, completely, absolutely want to be with him. “
” I’ve been standing at water coolers for the past thirty years talking to women about their love lives, and here’s what I’ve learned: Eventually, most women I know want to be partnered. “
” Sometime between when the Summer of Love ended and the Summer of Sam began, America became a nation of cynics about love. “
” Somehow, married or single, we’d rather anesthetize ourselves with love substitutes than go for the real thing, because let’s face it: The real thing is pretty scary. “
” Being in a relationship is a hard, painful slog at least once a week, maybe more often – especially if you have a lot of defenses to let down, or if your parents didn’t know how to love you very well. “
” All of us, consciously or unconsciously, set out to have the best possible love life. Valentine’s Day simply shines a light on the degree to which that didn’t – or hasn’t yet – materialized. “
” Putting my words piece online was an important part of my plan to help women learn how to love themselves and have a better life. “
” I’m a blunt person, not mean-spirited. I come from a place of love, but I’m interested in being real. “
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