Attitude Quote by Henry A. Kissinger

“The caring of experienced partners goes less into roles and more into enhancing the special qualities and endearing idiosyncrasies that brought them together in…

— Gail Sheehy

Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and…

— David Richo

The worst effect of tutelage is that it negates self-discipline, and therefore people suddenly released from it are almost bound to make fools of…

— Suzanne La Follette

I think there can be a tipping point in relationships with a big age gap when the older partner finds themselves in a very…

— Coleen Nolan

Successful adult relationships, whether between lovers or friends, require a significant degree of vulnerability, trust, and openness-

— Susan Forward

The most empowering relationships are those in which each partner lifts the other to a higher possession of their own being.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“It’s a common assumption that all power exchange-based relationships ‘should’ or ‘must’ involve punishment and/or discipline. The truth is a bit more grey. Whether…

— Kynk 101

Gentlemanly, principled, helpful behaviour by older men vis-a-vis young women goes unnoticed, but it deserves real moral credit, and we could use more first-person…

— Catherine Wilson

“Fears and expectations that date back to earlier experiences of dependency, but that didn't arise during courtship or dating, are activated as commitment to…

— Stan Tatkin

“Evaluating the benefits and drawbacks of any relationship is your responsibility. You do not have to passively accept what is brought to you. You…

— Anonymous

“These girls with old gents don't do it despite the age—they're drawn to the age, they do it for the age. Why? In Consuela's…

— Philip Roth

Very often we come across cases of irresponsible behavior even in the matter of establishing relationships. Such instances only show the lack of commitment…

— T Joseph Benziger