30 Lessons for Loving Quotes

“The thing of it is, don’t love each other for wealth or money. You have to love each other because you love them. You feel that in your heart. You don’t care if they get old or if they get sick or if they get wrinkles. You don’t care about anything else, but just for them. You love them. And you don’t pretend to love them because of what they give you; you don’t pretend to love them because they’ve got money. You just have to love them because it’s somebody that you’d like to spend the rest of your life with.”
― Karl Pillemer, 30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage

“When you see the red flags, you better pay attention. Save yourself a lot of trouble. Sooner or later, he’s gonna show himself up, or she’s gonna show herself up. A lot of people make that mistake, saying: “Well I didn’t know.” Oh yeah, you knew! You better believe you saw the signs. You just thought that you were in love and you thought that you could take the risk. But listen, this is the person who you took into your life and you told yourself that you could trust. So be smart about it before you get into a marriage with a person like that, because some part of you knows it’s a mistake. Yes, you do.”
― Karl Pillemer, 30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage

“No one knows better than the Depression-era generation the security that home-ownership brings or the enormous economic value of a college education. What you should avoid is going into debt for stuff—things like electronics or furniture that break before you have made the last payment, or expensive vacations.”
― Karl Pillemer, 30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage

“Ask yourself before entering into a spousal argument: Is this really worth it?”
― Karl Pillemer, 30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage