Raheem DeVaughn Quotes

There was a time where I thought I could only date vegans. I was wrong because I was missing the fact that somebody should be right for me first, instead of just having similar values.

In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes.

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.

You don't want to be single forever. But also, once you have your own life, your partner has to be someone very special because life is so busy. If that person isn't right for you, don't settle for second best.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.

I always wanted the fairy tale, but now I want someone who is a great partner.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.

Just because an individual in his 30s hasn't found true love and, yes, there are opportunities to date but it also forces you to be more particular. In so many ways, you become more adamant about finding that right person and not allowing yourself to open up to just anybody.

I don't know that I appreciate things more because of how I grew up, but I am very realistic with what I expect out of people and what they expect out of me.

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.

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.

But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it.

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!

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

Relationships are important, but stay focused on all the things that are important. Figure out what you want.

I think all married couples tend to run things by each other in every capacity and we're not different to them.

Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.

Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work.

It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate.

It's a hard job. It means giving up some things, but on the other hand they keep saying you can have it all. You can't really have it all so easy. You can do a little of this and little of that.

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.

I've definitely been in relationships where I've given too much, and I've been in relationships where I haven't given enough. I think it's a work in progress. I have to find that person where it clicks.

I love my wife and I know she loves me. We're best friends. We're just lucky to have found each other. It takes a lot of work but I just feel very blessed that I found the right person. It's a very fortunate situation and not everyone has that.