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title: "4 Partner Instead Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Partner Instead quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Partner Instead sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something from our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-kundera/perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love-is-that-we-yearn-to-be-loved/)

[Milan Kundera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milan-kundera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/milan-kundera-120_love_perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love_471910.jpg)

> [“Try to respond to your partner instead of reacting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/try-to-respond-to-your-partner-instead-of-reacting/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/abhijit-naskar-99_inspirational_try-to-respond-to-your-partner-instead-o_1258310.jpg)

> [Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something (love) of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love-is-that-we-yearn-to-be-loved-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/anonymous-1_love_perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love_1565354.jpg)

> [Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something (love) from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-kundera/perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love-is-that-we-yearn-to-be-loved-3/)

[Milan Kundera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milan-kundera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/milan-kundera-120_asking_perhaps-the-reason-we-are-unable-to-love_2967733.jpg)

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