Israel Martinez > Quotes

“Accepting your single status enables you to avoid clinging to someone who is a bad match for the sake of being in a relationship and then struggling to figure out if the relationship is a keeper or not.”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“Even when you start dating and enter into a relationship with your match, you will need your friends to nourish the parts of you that he is not able to, and you will need enriching times with friends to balance out what you’re not getting from your romantic relationship. The intimacy you share with your friends will always be a vital part of your life that you deserve.”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“if you’re able, to get a cleaning service to take care of your place. This will be one of the best investments in the relationship you will ever make.”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“The fear of loneliness often deters us from making and following through with wise decisions”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“To make wiser decisions, you cannot have your brain clouded by desperation to avoid being alone;”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“If you have not already lived with a boyfriend, you may be surprised to know how much resentment can build up over household cleaning and chores.”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship

“Radical acceptance occurs when we fully (or radically) accept those things we cannot control.”
― Israel Martinez, Helping Gay Men Find Love: Tips for Guys on Dating and Beginning a Healthy Relationship