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Courtship and dating8 quotes
Relationships: easy to get into, hard to maintain. Why are they so hard to maintain? Cause it’s hard to keep up the lie. 'Cause you can't get nobody being you. You got to lie to get somebody. You can't get nobody lookin' like you look, actin' like you act, soundin' like you sound. That's right, when you meet somebody for the first time, you're not meeting them. You're meeting their representative! — Chris Rock · 1999Courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. — William Congreve · 1693She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it. — Anthony Trollope · 1867I’ve been dating since I was fifteen! I’m exhausted! Where is he? — Charlotte (Sex and the City) · 2000Happy’s the Wooing that’s not long a doing. — Benjamin Franklin · 1734A date is an experience you have with another person that makes you appreciate being alone. — Larry David · 2011All 8 quotes →Marriage2 quotes
Courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. — William Congreve · 1693They dream in Courtship, but in Wedlock wake. — Alexander Pope · 1704Relationships2 quotes
Relationships: easy to get into, hard to maintain. Why are they so hard to maintain? Cause it’s hard to keep up the lie. 'Cause you can't get nobody being you. You got to lie to get somebody. You can't get nobody lookin' like you look, actin' like you act, soundin' like you sound. That's right, when you meet somebody for the first time, you're not meeting them. You're meeting their representative! — Chris Rock · 1999Happy’s the Wooing that’s not long a doing. — Benjamin Franklin · 1734Being single1 quote
A date is an experience you have with another person that makes you appreciate being alone. — Larry David · 2011Delayed gratification1 quote
She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it. — Anthony Trollope · 1867Looking for love1 quote
I’ve been dating since I was fifteen! I’m exhausted! Where is he? — Charlotte (Sex and the City) · 2000Looking for the one1 quote
I’ve been dating since I was fifteen! I’m exhausted! Where is he? — Charlotte (Sex and the City) · 2000Love1 quote
For love is but discovery:
When that is made, the pleasure's done. — Thomas Southerne · 1690Pursuing women1 quote
She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it. — Anthony Trollope · 1867The one1 quote
I’ve been dating since I was fifteen! I’m exhausted! Where is he? — Charlotte (Sex and the City) · 2000