“Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas.”

“What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.”

“Each of us has an individualized perception of the purposes of money, and we have various emotions associated with spendint it.”

“Dr. Dorothy Tennov, a psychologist, has done long-range studies on the in-love phenomenon. After studying scores of couples, she concluded that the average life span of a romantic obsession is two years.”

“The person who is "in-love" has the ilusion that his beloved is perfect.”

“It takes time and the conscious choice to listen.”

“Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.”