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Intimacy means giving respect, developing deep friendship, and connecting on a level that words never reach.
The most important thing to know about finding true love is that you must first love yourself.
“Lisa, the most important thing to know about finding true love is that you must first love yourself.
The key word in a marriage that spirals upward is cooperation. The key word in a marriage that spirals downward to destruction is control.
never forget to believe in yourself! The more attractive you believe you are—not just physically, but in all four areas—the more your confidence makes you attractive.
You cannot genuinely love someone if you do not accept him or her for who he or she is—even if that someone is you.
accepting another as he or she truly is has the power to lead him or her to fall in love with you.
Attraction is about moving closer, and acceptance is about caring for the authentic human being we find behind the picture.
The single most important ingredient between partners is respect.
Do you see how subtle the pattern can be? Pam loves Gary and has no idea that she is teaching him to lie.
The whole point of our relationship is to come together, to connect.
What I may not understand yet is how miserable I am going to be as I confine myself within this prison of dishonesty.
It was not the violation that made the marriage stronger, but the courage finally to tell the truth. That caused pain, without doubt, but as the couple worked through it, they reached a level of intimacy they’d never had before.
