Alan

“The problem many people have is that the exact quality that originally attracted them to their partner becomes a threat once a serious relationship begins.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships

“love threatens an individual’s defenses and source of internal gratification and leaves the person feeling vulnerable. Individuals generally react negatively or angrily to being chosen, to being seen as lovable, or to being preferred over others. Personal”
― Robert W. Firestone, The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses

“The sins of the parents are the destinies of their children. Unless the children wake up and do something about it.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships

“Relationships are like divining rods for locating one’s faults and weaknesses.”
― Neil Strauss, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships