“Gert knew they were only trying to help by dragging her out. Everyone was always trying to “help” – like the people who told her that eventually, it would hurt less, or that she was strong and she’d move on.… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“If you ask why I’m not interested in someone, I might say their nose is too big, or they don’t know how to dress,… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“It was too hard to fall in love with someone, learn all of their quirks and passions, assume you’d spend the rest of your… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“So there’s a spiral death trap of dating. When you’re with someone, you look happy and relaxed, and thus, a lot more people than… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“There are no single guys who don’t have at least one major flaw, and a flaw, I might add, that would stop you from dating them – even if everything else was great. Why? Simple math. Women are interesting and honest and sensitive. Most men are not. There is only one normal, decent single guy for every five women in… — Caren Lissner Copy Share
“You know,” Hallie said, “they make all these antidepressants. They should make a pill that stops you from loving the people you can’t have,… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“We just have to accept that people are going to stay in our hearts, even when they don’t stay in our lives.” — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“The true test of a relationship, Gert thought, is if you can tell someone the most boring story in the world about yourself, and… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“I think that when people get lonely, they try to find someone to blame. But there isn’t really anyone to blame. It just takes… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“There was all the time in the world now – plenty of time for self-analysis, for self-doubts, for regrets. Being part of a couple… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“Maybe we should all decide we’re going to meet the man of our dreams when we’re thirty-seven. Then we’ll stop squeezing into tight shirts… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“Gert knew they were only trying to help by dragging her out. Everyone was always trying to “help” – like the people who told… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
