Stephanie Coontz Quotes

I think the most important thing in life is relationships. I think that feeds us almost like food.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

I think the No. 1 thing that helps me get through every single day is the support of my friends and my family.

The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.

Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway.

My family is very good about visiting me, and other friends as well.

It's important to make your social life and your friends and family - make that a priority.

For me, I value connection a lot, talking to people and connecting. Don't get me wrong: I enjoy having my own time, but I think it's really important to have that connection, so living on Mars would be a struggle for me.

I cherish the relationships and friendships I have with the people in my life and take every opportunity I have to make time for them.

I love being able to connect with my friends and I want them to feel as close to me as possible.

Relationships are so important to all of us.

I like to spend time with family and friends and share my experiences with them.

It's not just the number of friends you have, and it's not whether or not you're in a committed relationship. It's the quality of your close relationships that matters.

Be very disciplined about dedicating some time - even if it is five minutes a day - to calling or talking to someone you love. That kind of consistency, even if it is just five minutes a day, helps to remind us that we have a well of connection in our lives.

Being there for each other in person or at the end of the phone during the show is so important for us and is a nice comfort. Whenever we get time out we make sure we go on dates, watch films together and just relax without thinking about work!

I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends.

Friends are the best therapy.

Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it.

It's a lot easier to find a friend on television than love.

Having people I love around me - friends and family - is great, but I don't necessarily need a relationship.

I do have a lot of time for people in my life, and friendship is a very important subject for me. I think I'm unusual among the writers I know in that respect.

Laughing together is as close as you can get to a hug without touching.

While it's nice to appreciate the fashion world... what makes you happy are real relationships and the moments you share with loved ones.

I could hold on to everything for the rest of my life. I don't make friends easy, and I don't lose friends easy.

Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family.