A culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.

Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.

Dating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.

The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present.

A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.

The Bible is clear about two principles: (1) We always need to forgive, but (2) we don’t always achieve reconciliation. Forgiveness is something that we do in our hearts; we release someone from a debt that they owe us. We write off the person’s debt, and she no longer owes us. We no longer condemn her. She is clean. Only one party is needed for forgiveness: me. The person who owes me a debt does not have to ask my forgiveness. It is a work of grace in my heart.

The extent to which two people in a relationship can bring up and resolve issues is a critical marker of the soundness of a relationship.