--- title: "3 Bella DePaulo Ph.D Quotes" description: "Bella DePaulo Ph.D has 3 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-bella-depaulo-ph-d-76753.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Bella DePaulo Ph.D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-bella-depaulo-ph-d-76753.jpg) # Bella DePaulo Ph.D **3** quotes in **14** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Bella DePaulo Ph.D > [“As much as I find the soulmate concept sappy and silly, I also understand its appeal. The soulmate promises an all-in-one solution.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-depaulo-ph-d/as-much-as-i-find-the-soulmate-concept-sappy-and-silly-i-also/) Bella DePaulo Ph.D [Best friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/bella-depaulo-ph-d-76753_best-friend_as-much-as-i-find-the-soulmate-concept-s_1289848.jpg) > [“What happy and successful single people are threatening is not the institution of marriage but the cultural consensus on its special value.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-depaulo-ph-d/what-happy-and-successful-single-people-are-threatening-is-not-the/) Bella DePaulo Ph.D [Gay men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gay-men/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/bella-depaulo-ph-d-76753_gay-men_what-happy-and-successful-single-people_2185898.jpg) > [“Moreover, the mythology may be mucking things up even while your partnership is alive and thriving. It is not wise to relegate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-depaulo-ph-d/moreover-the-mythology-may-be-mucking-things-up-even-while-your/) Bella DePaulo Ph.D [Close friends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/close-friends/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/bella-depaulo-ph-d-76753_close-friends_moreover-the-mythology-may-be-mucking-th_2754932.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bella-depaulo-ph-d/#itemlist", "name": "Bella DePaulo Ph.D Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As much as I find the soulmate concept sappy and silly, I also understand its appeal. The soulmate promises an all-in-one solution. 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