32 Relationship Advice Quotes

Navigating the complexities of relationships can often feel like walking a tightrope. Whether you're in a new romance, nurturing a long-term bond, or seeking to mend a broken connection, a few wise words can sometimes offer the clarity and comfort you need. To help you on this journey, we've gathered a selection of the top 32 relationship advice quotes. These nuggets of wisdom, drawn from the insights of renowned authors, relationship experts, and cultural icons, are designed to inspire, guide, and uplift you as you continue to cultivate love and understanding in your relationships.

1. “A woman laughing is a woman conquered.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

2. “In any serious relationship, if you don't gather your partner's opinion before making a decision that impacts you both, you're just storing up trouble for the future.” - Cindy Woodsmall

3. “you can't hold on and let go to (at the sametime) of you worthless, unhappy, failing relationship” - Joanne Williams

4. “are you a victim or volunteer in your unhappy, failing relationship.” - Joanne Williams

5. “polite conversation is rarely either” - Fran Lebowitz

6. “Penegakan sistem Islam dan pemberlakuan syariat Islam tidak dapat dilakukan dengan cara merebut kekuasaan yang datang dari lapisan atas. Akan tetapi, melalui perubahan masyarakat secara keseluruhan—atau pemahaman beberapa kelompok masyarakat dalam jumlah yang mencukupi untuk mengarahkan seluruh masyarakat—pada pemikirannya, nilai-nilainya, akhlaknya, dan komitmennya dengan Islam. Sehingga tumbuh kesadaran dalam jiwa mereka, bahwa menegakkan sistem dan syariat Islam itu merupakan sebuah kewajiban yang harus dilaksanakan.” - Sayyid Quthb

7. “No matter how long you have been waiting, the man God has for you will surpass your expectations. You will meet him when god says so. Not a minute early, not a moment later.” - Michelle McKinney Hammond

8. “The Girlfriend 911 Cheat Sheet: 1) Change your behavior, and you’ll change his. 2) Create a high standard for yourself.3) Create a boundary for yourself and for him.4) Allow him to take the lead every step of the way. It’s a chess game. He makes his move, then you make yours.5) Don’t contact him unless he contacts you first. Don’t play games or lead him on if you’re not interested. Always be honest and up-front with your intentions.6) Pay close attention to signs and red flags. Don’t ignore them. When you see one, figure out what it means and act accordingly.7) If you want a long-term relationship, postpone sleeping with him. Wait until a good amount of time has gone by, both of you are on the same page, and you both want to be in a committed relationship. If there’s any doubt on his part, don’t sleep with him. If he tells you he doesn’t want to be in a relationship, take him at his word and move on.” - jacquee Kahn

9. “There is no amount of communication or work that can overcome being with someone who does not want what you want.” - Kevin Darné

10. “ Love is a renewable resource” - Blanshard & Blanshard

11. “My brother gave me some good advice.He said, "What do you want to do? Do that because there are no rules when it comes to love. There are absolutely no rules. Do what you want to do." I think that was the most liberating piece of advice, because love really is unpredictable. There's trap doors, all kinds of scary stuff, caves and bears... You never know what's going to happen so you just have to do what you feel is right in the end.” - Taylor Swift

12. “In a healthy relationship, there can't be one until there's two!” - Evinda Lepins

13. “There’s a general rule that I always go by, and it’s that you fall for who you fall for. Whatever small issue you get hung up on, whether it’s because they’re shorter than you, younger than you or they live far away - if you really are crazy about someone, none of that matters.” - Taylor Swift

14. “Good communication is less about saying what you mean, and more about defining what you say.” - Kelli Jae Baeli

15. “You cannot borrow half of who you are from someone else, yet people try to do it all of the time, they just call it a relationship!” - Jennifer O'Neill

16. “To give, is to declare a war of sharing.” - Justine Monikue

17. “What people need to accept is that it is there responsibility to communicate what they need and what they feel, and to realize that they cannot expect someone else magically to make them happy. People want to be made happy, instead of making themselves happy” - Richard Madsen

18. “If other people don't meet your needs, you have to be willing to walk out, since in the end that may well be the only one way to protect your interests.” - Richard Madsen

19. “Understanding character is a vital part of the process of finding a relationship partner and developing a strong and vibrant relationship together.” - Susanne M. Alexander

20. “Yeah. You treat him like a son or a soldier, instead of like a brother. He wants you to like him and admire him and love him. Maybe in that order.” - Faith Hunter

21. “It was during my study in Israel that I came to the realization that most of what I had learned in my courses in religion in the United States was outdated or in error. In order to understand what the biblical position is on any subject and, particularly on the subject of sex, one has to do it from a Hebrew perspective.” - Roy B. Blizzard

22. “How can you think it's cool when he calls you his bitch, but then get upset when he treats you like a dog?” - Karen E. Quinones Miller

23. “If every time you call him you simply get his voice mail, and every time he calls you he wants to come over and "chill" at your place -- admit it; you're just a jump-off.” - Karen E. Quinones Miller

24. “Advice from a Romance Writer: Guys, make your woman feel pretty even on an 'off' day. Trust me, good things will come of it.” - Michelle M. Pillow

25. “I didn't ask you if you loved him. I asked you if you liked him. Love is important but like is the more important. If you don't like him, all the love in the world can't make you have a good relationship.” - Carolyn Brown

26. “It's so much easier to point a finger than to take responsibility yourself, isn't it? Maybe it isn't so simple as this person's fault or that one. Maybe we make up the dance together, as we go along, and no one knows what the result will be.” - Claire Cross

27. “Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.” - Tyler Perry

28. “Once you start laughing, you start healing.” - Sherry Argov

29. “Be the man who has the spirit of a ruthless tiger, ravaging every dusty corner of my soul.Be the man for whom I will tame myself voluntarily..Be the man who can make me forget my birth date in moments of utter dellusion.Be the man whose arms are my harbor, whose lips are my shore, and whose name is my only salvation.Be the man who erases my past and draws my future with trails of roses and kisses.Be the man who makes me sigh behind the windows of Poetry, longing to be written. Be the man whose cigarette's ashes are confounded with mine.Be the man whose voice moves mountains inside me.Be the man whose eyes devour the innocence within me with every piercing glance.Be the man for whom I will transform exceptions into rules.Be the man who will dare to tear this poem from my hands.The man who will rewrite with the uncertainty of the futur every single one of my verses.” - Malak El Halabi

30. “The real question isn't whether you like Robert, it's whether you like yourself when you're with Robert...” - Charity Shumway

31. “When you love someone, show them in words AND deeds. To hear you're loved is nice but to feel loved is incredible.” - Nina Guilbeau

32. “(Regarding Marriage) Both people need to care deeply about the other person, to put the other’s needs before their own, and to make a daily commitment to that person to stick it out.” - Alessandra Torre