“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… — Caren Lissner Copy Share Image
“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
