When it's raining like this," said Naoko, "it feels as if we're the only ones in the world. I wish it would just keep raining so the three of us could stay together.
Haruki MurakamiRead
I fervently believe that people shouldn't stay in bad relationships just because of some artificial rom-com notion of true love being "forever." In fact, I think that the pressure of conforming to that framework ruins-literally RUINS-a lot of people's lives.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True love does not require enduring bad relationships despite societal pressures.
Lindy West emphasizes the importance of recognizing that not all relationships are healthy, regardless of societal ideals. She asserts that the belief in 'forever' love can trap individuals in toxic situations, leading to long-term unhappiness, and encourages a more realistic perspective on love that prioritizes well-being over unrealistic expectations.
Themes
RelationshipsLoveWell-BeingToxicHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
In a relationships seminar discussing the importance of mental health.
Similar quotes
A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.
Maya AngelouRead
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
Benjamin WhichcoteRead
We have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.
C. S. LewisRead
I feel that women - without wishing to foster any strict separatist notions, homo or hetero - indeed have a need for their own publications and organizations. Our problems, our experiences as women are profoundly unique as compared to the other half of the human race.
Lorraine HansberryRead
Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.
Marilyn MonroeRead