She released her grievances like handfuls of birdseed: They are there, and they are gone.

Don't be discouraged - every relationship you have is a failure, until you find the right one.

Republicans go to Sam’s Club, Democrats go to Costco.

Love makes you want to be a better man. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.

He was one of those guys who'd pronounce I'm a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the feeling was mutual.

For those who need a name, there's a gift basket of medical terms. All I know is cutting made me feel safe. It was proof. Thoughts and words, captured where I could see them and track them. The truth, stinging, on my skin, in a freakish shorthand. Tell me you're going to the doctor, and I'll want to cut worrisome on my arm. Say you've fallen in love and I buzz the outlines of tragic over my breast. I hadn't necessarily wanted to be cured.

Love should require both partners to be their very best at all times