Love Advice Archive

"Don't let someone else's love dictate your own."

"Miranda: That's my problem. I don't know how to be political in relationships. Carrie: Oh oh, it's time for the old list. Things you like about Steve, things you don't like about Steve, and you see which column is longer. Miranda: That's so judgmental. Carrie: Miranda, you are judgmental. Why don't you put it to good use?" - Sex and the City

"This is about you not being able to commit, because committing means saying goodbye to whatever unfulfilled fantasy of love you've concocted after seeing too many Meg Ryan movies. But men don't come and make everything all better - they're only human. And you shouldn't punish him because you were forced to grow up so fast you never learned how to let someone else take care of you. He's not your father, okay, he's not necessarily gonna disappear at the first sign of trouble. And, as scary as it is to consider letting yourself be truly vulnerable with another human being, what's even scarier is that deep down inside you know you picked this man...and if you run away from him now, you'll be running away from being the kind of person you always wanted to be. " - Scrubs

"Don't be afraid to fall in love. It's the only thing that matters in life." - Country Strong

"Yeah, they are hard. Don't get me wrong, there were nights that I cried myself to sleep because of how difficult it was, but the main thing is: it was all worth it. I wouldn't change anything about those relationships. Yeah, I wish we would have been closer, but that would have changed the whole relationship. We had a unique relationship that I won't have with anyone else. And that is why I wouldn't trade it. So go for it. Don't be scared to do it."

"By moonlight many years ago, my true love did I know. And by that moon I begged her wait, but that night did she go. So young lovers heed my words, don't squander love away. The moon is changing ever still, soon comes the light of day." - Dawson's Creek

"When you love someone you say it, right then out loud, otherwise the moment just passes you by." - My Best Friend's Wedding

"You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love." - The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

"Beginnings are scary; endings are sad. it's the middle that counts the most. so don't look so hard for happy endings cause you might miss the best part of the story... "

"There's no doubt about it--breakups suck. But in the first few hours or days or weeks that follow, there's one important truth you need to recognize: Some things can't and shouldn't be fixed, especially that loser who dumped you or forced you to dump him. It's over for a reason, and deep down inside you probably know what that reason is. " - It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken by Greg Behrendt and Amira Ruotola-Behrendt