Lasting love Quote by Laura Bogart
““As if the parents we were born to weren't always a matter of happenstance: an elbow jostled at a bar, a muscular hand smoothing the hair away from a blue-shadowed eye, a quick decision that this girl looks hot or that guy seems safe. We are never guaranteed that the people who fit together so deliciously in the heat of a moment can building a lasting love. And it is love, the breadth and force of being wholly, unabashedly loved — not just having two parents who look like the wax figures on a wedding cake — that affirms and redeems us. Poverty alone doesn't always spark violence. And a two-parent home isn't always the antidote. The urge to obliterate is as dark and unknowable as the hollows of our bones.””
About This Quote
Love and family connections are fragile and unpredictable; societal assumptions about parents and poverty don’t guarantee outcomes.
In simple terms: Love and family are unpredictable; assumptions about parents and poverty are flawed.
Key Takeaway
Cherish genuine love, question stereotypes.
Themes
love
family
societal expectations
poverty
relationships
Mood
reflective
somber
Type
Lasting love:1
Love:1
Parenting:1
Poverty:1
Wedding cake:0
Parents Born:0
Having Parents:0
Parents Look:0
When to use this quote
- marriage
- parenting
- social policy
Key Concepts
psychology
sociology
human connection
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you define love beyond societal norms?
- What role does community play in supporting families?
A Different Perspective
Complex issues can’t be reduced to simple binaries.
