The Marriage Counselor Quotes

“Not wanting children in this world is a crime. Not being able to have them though, that’s a tragedy.”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“all these years like icebergs. I knew it was happening, but sometimes, it’s so easy to rationalize, little sacrifices, giving up who we are bit by bit—that’s what you’re supposed to do in a relationship after all, isn’t it? When every day you give up a piece of yourself for the person you love, you have to ask yourself at some point, who it is they love? Does he even see me?”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“Some of us are born to change the world, and some of us are born to let the world change us”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“I can't run from this. So, it's time to fight”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“The thing about blood is, once you've had it between your fingers, coating your palms, the viscous fluid clinging to your every pore, you never forget it. That warmth, the feeling, is imprinted on you, like traces are left on your soul for luminol to find”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“Sitting before a conversation is never good news, I should know from experience. Nothing good in my office happens when anyone is sitting down”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“By design, women are fixers, people pleasers. It's nothing we can help; we're trained to do this from a young age”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“Most people say they've grown apart. I guess he grew apart, and I just didn't see it”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“In marketing, the illusion of exclusivity and scarcity works wonders. Controlled urgency. If you're hard to come by, if your time is limited, your stock automatically goes up”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“No one comes to a marriage counselor for the truth - in fact, most of the time when they come to me, it's too late. By the time you realize you need a referee in your marriage, chances are, it's been over for years”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor

“A good lie can change the world, a life, someone's fate. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. Maybe it's different when someone pays you to lie.”
― Dea Poirier, The Marriage Counselor