--- title: "3 Dating advice Quotes By Lori Gottlieb" description: "3 Dating advice quotes by Lori Gottlieb. Plus more from Lori Gottlieb and more Dating advice sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/lori-gottlieb-35075_dating-advice_next-time-you-re-about-to-rule-out-some_539594.jpg" --- > [“Next time you're about to rule out some guy because he's not your ideal, try to focus on the good things about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/next-time-you-re-about-to-rule-out-some-guy-because-he-s-not-your/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/lori-gottlieb-35075_dating-advice_next-time-you-re-about-to-rule-out-some_539594.jpg) > [“Look for reasons to say 'yes' instead of 'no,' he reminded me. Screen in rather than constantly screening out. Always ask yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/look-for-reasons-to-say-yes-instead-of-no-he-reminded-me-screen-in/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/lori-gottlieb-35075_ask-yourself_look-for-reasons-to-say-yes-instead-of-n_1119354.jpg) > [“You can let more people into the mix who could possibly make you happy. Or you can hold out for that two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/you-can-let-more-people-into-the-mix-who-could-possibly-make-you/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/lori-gottlieb-35075_dating-advice_you-can-let-more-people-into-the-mix-who_1825626.png) ## Other authors on Dating advice - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-medicosaurabh-37786.jpg) medicosaurabh 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dating-advice/medicosaurabh/) ## More by Lori Gottlieb > [“Next time you're about to rule out some guy because he's not your ideal, try to focus on the good things about him, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/next-time-you-re-about-to-rule-out-some-guy-because-he-s-not-your/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [The three words women most want to hear from a man are, "You lost weight"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/the-three-words-women-most-want-to-hear-from-a-man-are-you-lost-weight/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [Marriage isn't a passion-fest; it's more like a partnership formed to run a very small, mundane, and often boring nonprofit business. And I mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/marriage-isn-t-a-passion-fest-it-s-more-like-a-partnership-formed-to/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“Look for reasons to say 'yes' instead of 'no,' he reminded me. Screen in rather than constantly screening out. Always ask yourself this: If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/look-for-reasons-to-say-yes-instead-of-no-he-reminded-me-screen-in/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“I thought I should call a matchmaker. For me, this seemed like a radical step. It never occurred to me to hire a matchmaker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/i-thought-i-should-call-a-matchmaker-for-me-this-seemed-like-a/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [Could it be that by protecting our kids from unhappiness as children, we’re depriving them of happiness as adults?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/could-it-be-that-by-protecting-our-kids-from-unhappiness-as-children/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [Dating is about grand romantic gestures that mean little over the long term. Marriage is about small acts of kindness that bond you over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/dating-is-about-grand-romantic-gestures-that-mean-little-over-the/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“What makes for a good marriage isn't necessarily what makes for a good romantic relationship. Marriage isn't a passion-fest; it's a partnership formed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/what-makes-for-a-good-marriage-isn-t-necessarily-what-makes-for-a/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“You can let more people into the mix who could possibly make you happy. Or you can hold out for that two percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/you-can-let-more-people-into-the-mix-who-could-possibly-make-you/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [By trying so hard to provide the perfectly happy childhood, we're just making it harder for our kids to actually grow up,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/by-trying-so-hard-to-provide-the-perfectly-happy-childhood-we-re-just/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“Maybe you can let yourself cry too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/maybe-you-can-let-yourself-cry-too/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“When I look at my friend's marriages, with their routine day-to-dayness, they actually seem far more romantic than any dating relationship might be. Dating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/when-i-look-at-my-friend-s-marriages-with-their-routine-day-to/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) > [“I started going over the lines in my head for this French play I’m in at school. I play a rabbit called Janot Lapin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-gottlieb/i-started-going-over-the-lines-in-my-head-for-this-french-play-i-m-in/) [Lori Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-gottlieb/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dating-advice/lori-gottlieb/#itemlist", "name": "3 Dating advice Quotes By Lori Gottlieb", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Next time you're about to rule out some guy because he's not your ideal, try to focus on the good things about him, because some guy is going to have to focus on the good things about you, even though he may have wanted someone more easygoing or taller. 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