How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk Quotes

“It's funny, I don't feel any older than I did when I was twenty. But I know I am, because recently some twenty-year-old called me 'sir.' Sometimes the only way you know you are getting older is by the way others treat you.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“It is crucial to realize that your ability to form strong and loving bonds can betray you if you do not intentionally pace a new relationship.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“A fulfilling relationship requires that the two partners be more concerned about giving than about receiving.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“Research has found that satisfying relationships are characterized by a simple formula: two people mutually meeting each other's needs.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“If your partner tells you about getting angry at a coworker and biting that person's head off, then you ought to wonder when that same attitude will be aimed at you.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“It is imperative that you understand your own personality and emotional state at the time you enter into a new relationship.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk

“To the dialectical partner, the question is never "Who is right?" Rather, the question is "How do our views fit together?" Nothing stands independent of its opposite; rather, the two positions have common elements that allow harmonizing and blending.”
― John Van Epp, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk: The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind

“Change your present perspective and change what you think and do, and you can change your future. You are not a slave to your past. Your present situation may be the result of the decisions you made in your past, but your future will be the result of the decisions you make now.”
― John Van Epp, How To Avoid Falling In Love With A Jerk

“Resolving your emotional necessities is the first step to avoiding a marriage to a jerk. It is also an indispensable step to avoid becoming the jerk in your marriage”
― John Van Epp, How To Avoid Falling In Love With A Jerk