Quotes by Women People who are combative in one relationship tend to be combative in other relationships. Amy Dickinson women people If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins. Amy Dickinson women guy winning If you feel guilty about not "playing nice," then you could easily alleviate your guilt by playing nice. Amy Dickinson women nice guilt Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do. Amy Dickinson women wall healthy He sounds like someone who might best be loved from a distance. Amy Dickinson women distance sound Friends tell each other the truth, and then friends stick around for the aftermath. Amy Dickinson aftermath women sticks Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union. Amy Dickinson women team couple Being inclusive sometimes means being kind toward people whose views are repugnant. But you should only do so if it is physically and emotionally safe for you. Amy Dickinson women views mean Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person. Amy Dickinson wrong-person women persons Attraction happens when you feel important, valued, appreciated and wanted. Amy Dickinson women appreciated important Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement. Amy Dickinson family-relationship women people Almost any group of three is going to form a triangle, with two points closer to one another. Amy Dickinson women groups two If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer to you. Don't go in for the hug until you achieve a handshake. Amy Dickinson heat hug women If you've got a good book with you, you're never bored (or alone). Amy Dickinson women bored book One person gets to decide if something is a problem in a relationship. Amy Dickinson women problem persons One of the privileges of adulthood is that your parents don't get to tell you what to do. Amy Dickinson privilege women parent One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness of your actions. Amy Dickinson assessment women needs Needy and boring parents tend to have needy and bored children. Amy Dickinson women bored children Absence really can make the heart grow fonder, even when the [man's] feet wander. Amy Dickinson women feet heart Mature people must find their own ways to cope with their own temptations. Amy Dickinson women temptation people «4567891011121314»