“Besides, every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive it.”

“Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.”

“Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.”

“love wasn't possible in just a couple of days. Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring. Love was, above all, about commitment and dedication and a belief that spending years with a certain person would create something greater than the sum of what the two can accomplish separately.”

“I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?”

“Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring.”

“and all I could think was that I would like to spend every morning for the rest of my life waking up beside her”