“Whoa! The idea that your partner is really a composite of your parents can be a bit upsetting at first. Though we love our parents, most of us got over (consciously) wanting to marry them when we turned five or… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
Many divorced or widowed people do with their singleness what they should have done before they married for the first time: live alone, find… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“One minute you’re involved in your life as you know it, when suddenly you see the one. Your eyes meet (perhaps across a crowded… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“When we were babies, we didn’t smile sweetly at our mothers to get them to take care of us. We didn’t pinpoint our discomfort… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“All this may seem like a terrible tangle. But since partnership is designed to resurface feelings from childhood, it means that most of the… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
Conflict is the alchemical soup that transforms raw emotion and instinct into pure gold. — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“Is this who I married?! Something is terribly wrong. Let us reassure you, nothing has gone wrong. Romantic Love is just the first stage… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
The depth of our love can be measured by our efforts. We demonstrate our love when we take that extra step... — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
We always marry someone for the purpose of finishing our childhood. — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
Singleness would be recognized as a vital stage of the journey to maturation, a time to learn about who we are, to learn responsibility… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
Above all else, we seek connection - with parts of ourselves that we have repressed, with other people, and with the larger universe. We… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“FROM ECSTASY TO AGONY Romantic Love sticks around long enough to bind two people together. Then it rides off into the sunset. And seemingly… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
“In literature, as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. —ANDRÉ MAUROIS” — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
