Love Quote by Darlene Lancer

“Love made us partners in narcissism”

— Jonathan Tropper

“Some of these arrangements involve an exhibitionist Narcissist and a partner who is “in the closet.” The closet Narcissist is an unassuming type who…

— Sandy Hotchkiss

“The human libido is essentially narcissistic, but it seeks a world to love as it loves itself.”

— Norman O. Brown

“The desire to love someone always exceeds the desire to be loved by someone & that's exactly why we end up loving the person…

— Anirban Bose

“Mediocre love is for those who deny themselves depth of emotion, the key to which is sensuality.”

— Lebo Grand

Love is genuinely confused with sexual satisfaction

— Marilyn

“If intimacy grows through repetition and familiarity, eroticism is numbed by repetition. It thrives on the mysterious, the novel, and the unexpected. Love is…

— Esther Perel

We are to give (and take) true love without falling into the narcissistic habit of only trying to take it in.

— Criss Jami

“It is also the soothing, medicating and nurturing that are part of betrayal bonding. Both partners are obsessed with whether she is going to…

— Patrick J. Carnes

“Each time something more interesting than you turns up— at work, a person, an opportunity—he will ignore you again. The disappointment each time this…

— Ramani Durvasula

“Sensuality disappears when we stop exploring curiously and fall into the trap of playing out roles. We start to see ourselves through our partner's…

— Adèle Green

“For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life:…

— Esther Perel