Lori Gottlieb Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. How can there be an endpoint to love and loss? Do we even want there to be? The price of loving so deeply is feeling so deeply – but it’s also a gift, the gift of being alive. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

2. When I look at my friend's marriages, with their routine day-to-dayness, they actually seem far more romantic than any dating relationship might be. Dating seems romantic, but for the most part it's an extended audition. Marriage seems boring, but for the most part it's a state of comfort and acceptance. Dating is about grand romantic gestures that mean little over the long-term. Marriage is about small acts of kindness that bond you over a lifetime. It's quietly romantic. He makes her tea. She goes to the doctor appointment with him. They listen to each other's daily trivia. They put up with each other's quirks. They're there for each other. Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

3. In other words, personality disorders are ego-syntonic, which means the behaviors seem in sync with the person’s self-concept; as a result, people with these disorders believe that others are creating the problems in their lives. Mood disorders, on the other hand, are egodystonic, which means the people suffering from them find them distressing. They don’t like being depressed or anxious or needing to flick the lights on and off ten times before leaving the house. They know something’s off with them. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone