--- title: "10 Dating Man Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Dating Man quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Dating Man sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/lisaraye-mccoy-misick-26027_block_i-want-to-start-dating-the-man-that-i-m_2027034.png" --- > [I want to start dating the man that I’m gonna marry. I want to start having some fun with someone that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisaraye-mccoy-misick/i-want-to-start-dating-the-man-that-i-m-gonna-marry-i-want-to-start/) [LisaRaye McCoy-Misick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisaraye-mccoy-misick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/lisaraye-mccoy-misick-26027_block_i-want-to-start-dating-the-man-that-i-m_2027034.png) > [“Dating is a man-made ideology: if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, one would either be in a relationship, or,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/dating-is-a-man-made-ideology-if-having-a-lover-was-a-prerequisite-to/) [Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_dating_dating-is-a-man-made-ideology-if-having_13149.jpg) > [“I was dating the same man over and over again, expecting a different relationship. Where's the sanity in that!?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-w-wroldson/i-was-dating-the-same-man-over-and-over-again-expecting-a-different/) [Grace W. Wroldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-w-wroldson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/grace-w-wroldson-86777_al-anon_i-was-dating-the-same-man-over-and-over_2048927.jpg) > [Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Don't look at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/cute-s-good-but-cute-only-lasts-for-so-long-and-then-it-s-who-are-you-2/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/michelle-obama-518_cute_cute-s-good-but-cute-only-lasts-for-so-l_1555305.jpg) > [That's the advice I would give to women: Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/that-s-the-advice-i-would-give-to-women-don-t-look-at-the-bankbook-or/) [Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/michelle-obama-518_advice_that-s-the-advice-i-would-give-to-women_337441.jpg) > [If you're dating a man who you think might be "Mr. Right," if he a) got older, b) got a new job,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-rudner/if-you-re-dating-a-man-who-you-think-might-be-mr-right-if-he-a-got/) [Rita Rudner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-rudner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/rita-rudner-1679_butterfly_if-you-re-dating-a-man-who-you-think-mig_431476.png) > [“It’s that right now everyone is on their phones. Everyone has that ‘me, me, me instant gratification’ shit going on and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karina-halle/it-s-that-right-now-everyone-is-on-their-phones-everyone-has-that-me/) [Karina Halle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karina-halle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/karina-halle-452_around-the-corner_it-s-that-right-now-everyone-is-on-their_1020323.jpg) > [“You know what the problem is?” I tell him, gesturing to the bar, which is quite busy for a Thursday night. “It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karina-halle/you-know-what-the-problem-is-i-tell-him-gesturing-to-the-bar-which-is/) [Karina Halle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karina-halle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/karina-halle-452_around-the-corner_you-know-what-the-problem-is-i-tell-him_1117677.jpg) > [“We have become a sloppy bunch of people. We say things we don't mean. We make promises we don't keep. "I'll call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-behrendt/we-have-become-a-sloppy-bunch-of-people-we-say-things-we-don-t-mean/) [Greg Behrendt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-behrendt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/greg-behrendt-2271_big-deal_we-have-become-a-sloppy-bunch-of-people_415726.jpg) > [“You’re with a girl. She’s brown-haired and side-swept. I imagine that she’s the kind of girl who can easily shop for jean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-re-with-a-girl-she-s-brown-haired-and-side-swept-i-imagine-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/883/joy-wilson-127920_big-deal_you-re-with-a-girl-she-s-brown-haired-an_523833.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dating-man/#itemlist", "name": "Dating Man Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to start dating the man that I’m gonna marry. I want to start having some fun with someone that I know I’m gonna be with. I don’t play any games. I’m too old for that. 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We say things we don't mean. We make promises we don't keep. \"I'll call you.\" \"Let's get together.\" We know we won't. On the Human Interaction Stock Exchange, our words have lost almost all their value. And the spiral continues, as we now don't even expect people to keep their word; in fact we might even be embarrassed to point out to the dirty liar that they never did what they said they'd do. So if a guy you're dating doesn't call when he says he's doing to, why should that be such a big deal? 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I accidentally saw a picture of you and it reminded me that I was dating a man rightfully shaking his fist at God, while trying to hold my hand with the other. I was reminded of how fiercely we tried to hold our relationship together, and how devastated and relieved we were in its destruction. There’s water under that bridge. I accidentally saw a picture of you. No big deal. 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