Getting to 'I Do' Quotes

“I like to tell women to seek out the “puzzle” and the “gem” within the man. The puzzle is, “What makes this person tick? Do I like it?” The gem is, “What is this person’s gift? Humor? Honesty? Intelligence?”
― Pat Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“So a woman must pick her style, either masculine, i.e., “I think, I want, my opinion is, please respect me, and I will cherish you for doing it,” or feminine, i.e., “I feel good, confused, stifled, neglected, please cherish me, and I will respect you for doing it.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“Self-centered” is feminine. “Selfless” is masculine. Each of us can take on either quality, but we risk addictive behavior when we opt for our second suit in nature, i.e., feminine-energy females who act masculine and go after what they want. Think and act carefully before you binge. One binge is too many and one thousand binges are not enough for the addictive body.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“Beware of men who will neither respect you nor cherish you, as a way to keep painful distance between you. They are afraid of intimacy. Superficiality is the goal of nonintimate people. Getting money and having sex are the goals of superficial couples. Sharing feelings and thoughts are the goals of truly loving, vulnerable men and women.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting to 'I Do': The Secret to Doing Relationships Right!

“A successful relationship has three components: chemistry, compatibility, and communication.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“Women do not have nagging rights, only leaving rights.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“These days, marriage is seen as an “equal” partnership, but romantic relationships are not joint ventures between company presidents.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'

“In today’s society, healthy men and women are so ambisexual, so fully both male and female, that they seem not to need each other anymore. Women can earn a living and live alone; men can cook and live alone. Nobody has to get married to have sex. Serial monogamy, which is a series of short-term, monogamous romances, is now the major relating formula of the day, and narcissism the predominant personality disorder.”
― Patricia Allen, Getting To 'I Do'