Anh Han

“I used to think that a good relationship meant always getting along. But the secret, I realize, is that when one person shuts down or throws a fit, the other needs to stay in the adult ego state. If both people descend to the wounded child or adapted adolescent, that's when all forces of relationship drama and destruction are unleashed.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

“To survive painful beliefs and feelings, we often mask them with anger. That way, we don’t have to feel the shame behind it.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships

“You will speed up your growth by being selfish. So imagine that the people you’re looking at can actually take care of themselves. And if you ask for what you want and trust that the other person will say yes or no powerfully, it will make things very interesting.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships

“Perhaps the people who hurt you the most when they leave are the ones you shouldn’t have been with anyway, because they do it without compassion.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships