Alan Bates Quotes

Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!

My wife disagrees with 100 percent of what I say. That's the same marriage I have.

Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.

In marriage, there's a lot of ignoring each other, which is hard to fake on-screen.

When I get married, I think what matters is you should be happy with the person you are living with.

You can love someone and not be able to live together.

I have a very intense marriage.

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

Here's what I've learned about deal-breakers. If you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal.

I have an amazing relationship with my wife, but sometimes there are arguments. It happens.

People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.

Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess. I feel like I chose someone to share my life with who is my friend.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

I think for love to work you have to be with someone who you want to talk to before going to bed at night.

My mom and dad? Oh, they were a fiery pair. They stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in love with each other, but they were totally incompatible.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

The only time a relationship is good is when you really love them.

Forcing people together is an enjoyable conflict to watch, but I think it's even more enjoyable if they love each other.

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.

I'm somebody's ex-wife, and I did things that drove him nuts. And now I'm somebody's girlfriend, for many years, and I've got different things that drive him nuts.

I love the conflict of relationships on 'Justified.'