01
“Remember, actions speak louder than ‘There’s no cell reception where I am right now.‘”
Greg Behrendt
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Liz Tuccillo
authors
He's Just Not That Into You
book
deception
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dating
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excuses
concepts
02
“he’s just not that into you if he’s not dating you ‘Hanging out’ is not dating.”
Greg Behrendt
ᐧ
Liz Tuccillo
authors
He's Just Not That Into You
book
dating
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hanging out
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interested
concepts
03
“Remember, actions speak louder than ‘There’s no cell reception where I am right now.‘”
Greg Behrendt
ᐧ
Liz Tuccillo
authors
deception
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
excuses
concepts
04
“Oh sure, they say they’re busy. They say that they didn’t have even a moment in theirinsanely busy day to pick up the phone.”
Greg Behrendt
ᐧ
Liz Tuccillo
authors
He's Just Not That Into You
book
dating
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communication
ᐧ
excess
concepts
05
“If I were into you, you would be the bright spot in my horribly busy day. Which would be a day that I would never be too busy to call you.”
Greg Behrendt
ᐧ
Liz Tuccillo
authors
He's Just Not That Into You
book
dating
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busyness
ᐧ
neglect
concepts
06
“When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.”
Sheryl Sandberg
author
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
book
character
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marriage
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relationships
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dating
concepts
07
“I just... want to be a man who has been to a concert with a girl in a red dress. Just for a few minutes more.”
Jojo Moyes
author
Me Before You
book
Will Traynor
ᐧ
Louisa Clark
characters
clothing
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dating
concepts
08
“Many a one courted her; she hated all wooers; not able to endure, and quite unacquainted with man, she traverses the solitary parts of the woods, and she cares not what Hymen, what love, or what marriage means.”
Henry Thomas Riley
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Ovid
authors
Metamorphoses
book
Daphne
character
marriage
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dating
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greek mythology
concepts
09
“It is not enough to merely be authentic in sharing yourself; to succeed in dating you need to consider how you will be interpreted as well.”
John Gray
author
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
book
relationships
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authenticity
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dating
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perceptions
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interpretations
concepts
10
“It’s not the guy who determines whether you’re a sports fish or a keeper — it’s you.”
Steve Harvey
author
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think about Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
book
men
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women
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flirting
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relationships
ᐧ
dating
concepts
11
“He looked at her, instead of through her, for the first time since they were engaged. From a Leonardo she had become a living woman.”
Edward Morgan Forster
author
A Room with a View
book
Lucy Honeychurch
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Cecil Vyse
characters
dating
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woman
ᐧ
looking on the inside
concepts
12
“Your objective is to avoid being on a string. The first step, I think, is to get over the fear of losing a man by confronting him. Just stop being afraid, already. The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot. The same philosophy can be applied to dating: if putting your requirements on the table means you risk him walking away, it’s a risk you have to take. Because that fear can trip you up every time; all too many of you let the guy get away with disrespecting you, putting in minimal effort and holding on to the commitment to you because you’re afraid he’s going to walk away and you’ll be alone again. And we men? We recognize this and play on it, big time.”
Steve Harvey
author
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think about Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
book
relationships
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losing
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
afraid
concepts
13
“A man fishes for two reasons: he’s either sport fishing or fishing to eat, which means he’s either going to try to catch the biggest fish he can, take a picture of it, admire it with his buddies and toss it back to sea, or he’s going to take that fish on home, scale it, fillet it, toss it in some cornmeal, fry it up, and put it on his plate. This, I think, is a great analogy for how men seek out women.”
Steve Harvey
author
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think about Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
book
love
ᐧ
flirting
ᐧ
relationships
ᐧ
dating
concepts
14
“‘Because every now and then, I’d meet a guy and think that we were getting along great, and suddenly I’d stop hearing from him. Not only did he stop calling, but if I happened to bump into him sometime later, he always acted like I had the plague. I didn’t understand it. I still don’t. And it bothered me. It hurt me. With time, it got harder and harder to keep blaming the guys, and I eventually came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with me. That maybe I was simply meant to live my life alone.’”
Nicholas Sparks
author
The Lucky One
book
Elizabeth Green
character
relationships
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hurting
ᐧ
dating
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broken relationship
ᐧ
being alone
concepts
15
“Theory: People always get fired up when an unattractive girl and an unattractive dude are dating each other.”
Malcolm Gladwell
author
Greg Gaines
character
dating
ᐧ
ugly
ᐧ
passionate
concepts
16
“I don’t know a ton about dating or guys, but I do know that jealous insecurity is a real turnoff.”
Jenny Han
author
P.S. I Still Love You
book
Lara Jean
character
jealousy
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
insecurity
ᐧ
revolt
concepts
17
“Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.”
Candace Bushnell
author
The Carrie Diaries
book
Carrie Bradshaw
character
dating
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best friend
ᐧ
getting what you deserve
concepts
18
“Guys always call as soon as another man is interested. They’re like dogs: They never notice if you’ve changed your hair, but they can sense when there’s another guy sniffing around their territory.”
Candace Bushnell
author
The Carrie Diaries
book
Carrie Bradshaw
character
dating
ᐧ
dogs
ᐧ
interested
ᐧ
territorial
concepts
19
“People always get fired up when an unattractive girl and an unattractive dude are dating each other.”
Jesse Andrews
author
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
book
Greg Gaines
character
opinions
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
passionate
ᐧ
unattractive
concepts
20
“There are two kinds of hot girls: Evil Hot Girls, and Hot Girls Who Are Also Sympathetic Good-Hearted People and Will Not Intentionally Destroy Your Life (HGWAASGHPAWNIDYL).”
Jesse Andrews
author
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
book
Greg Gaines
character
dating
ᐧ
teen labels
ᐧ
high school
ᐧ
hot woman
concepts
21
“Girls like good-looking guys, and I am not very good-looking. In fact, I sort of look like a pudding.”
Jesse Andrews
author
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
book
Greg Gaines
character
humor
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dating
ᐧ
crush
ᐧ
attractive
ᐧ
unattractive
concepts
22
“Look, I was an idiot. I didn’t want people to think that I had a crush, so I decided to give everyone the impression that I truly, honestly hated Madison Harter. For no reason. Just thinking about this makes me want to punch myself in the eyeball.”
Jesse Andrews
author
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
book
Greg Gaines
character
dating
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hate
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high school
ᐧ
acting
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crush
ᐧ
idiots
concepts
23
″‘...when I thought you weren’t here after all, I was so disappointed I couldn’t hide it, and I tried to meet all the girls and still make a choice, but I’m afraid I did a poor job of it.’ He glanced at Miri. ‘He did a stunning impression of a stone column,’ said Miri.”
Shannon Hale
author
Princess Academy
book
Miri Larendaughter
ᐧ
Prince Steffan Sabetson
characters
dating
ᐧ
disappointment
ᐧ
first impressions
ᐧ
hiding feelings
concepts
24
“You men deserve whatever rabbit-boiling scenario dating crazy women gets you.”
Rachel Hollis
author
Party Girl
book
men
ᐧ
women
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
crazy
concepts
25
“I am to believe I am special, and how many other girls Brody has taken on similar lunches.”
Rachel Hollis
author
Party Girl
book
men
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women
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relationships
ᐧ
dating
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special
ᐧ
girls
ᐧ
similar
ᐧ
feeling important
concepts
26
“Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake & help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for.”
Mandy Hale
author
The Single Woman
book
relationships
ᐧ
dating
ᐧ
heartbreak
ᐧ
being single
ᐧ
move on
ᐧ
single woman
concepts
27
“Finally, my hope, because here is the part of your dating life where you no longer date to find someone to fill the emptiness. You look for someone to share the fullness that you both already are.”
Holly Whitaker
author
Quit Like A Woman
book
dating
ᐧ
emptiness
ᐧ
hope
concepts
28
“Treat dating like gardening instead. Plant the most promising seeds. Water them all. Taste what each has to offer. And when you find one that produces fruit you could eat every single day, give a little more love to it and start pruning the rest.”
Elaine Welteroth
author
More Than Enough: Claiming Space For Who You Are
book
relationships
ᐧ
dating
concepts