Attached Quotes

“Fortunately, Marsha went on to meet someone with whom she has a happy life.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I'm grateful that he kept his word.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I was afraid I'd never have the strength to leave him first.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Time after time when I mustered the courage to leave, Craig would convince me to stay.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Though I felt trapped, I still couldn't extract myself from the nightmare.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I said, "It was nice," in a pathetically feeble tone. What a miserable way to describe one's honeymoon.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I said, "It was nice," in a pathetically feeble tone. What a miserable way to describe someone's honeymoon.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I realized I was powerless to change him.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“We had plenty of time to enjoy ourselves, but Craig turned everything into a problem.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“What more of an omen did I need?”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I still wanted to marry him.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“No one has a perfect relationship, you have to compromise on something.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“In my mind, I tried to compensate, but as time went on my thinking became more and more distorted.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“The comfort of the cuddling would reduce the pain of feeling rejected.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“The affection allowed me to pretend I was satisfied.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Despite his words, Craig was very affectionate.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I was so deeply ashamed of the way Craig treated me - of the way I let him treat me.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“It was always about him. We always did what he wanted; his opinions mattered more - in everything.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“My denial required me to put up with a lot.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I became adept at rationalizing that he “just didn’t know any better.” If his behaviour was learnt, I could hope, think, possibly even expect, that he could unlearn it and change.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I’d justify his behaviour, convincing myself that he wasn’t to blame.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I kept asking him not to speak to me that way, but eventually I gave up.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“He’d tell me that he loved me and I’d let him convince me that we should be together.
Did he love me? Maybe. He’d tell me so almost every day.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I was never able to follow through.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“There were occasions I'd swear to myself that I couldn't take his behaviour anymore.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“My words would go in one ear and out the other.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“He seemed emotionally handicapped in some way.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“It didn't even occur to me that his words might be offensive - as far as he was concerned, he was just making an observation.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“I took his disparaging remarks to heart, and at times would even put myself down.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“My confidence in my appearance was another story. I felt insecure about my looks.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached