Partner Flaws Quotes

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

I felt like if I wasn't sharing myself physically, I would actually get a chance to see the downfalls of my partner. I would be able to minimize my intake of being disappointed.

Some wives have model husbands, I got one that needed remodeling.

People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode.

Most wives think of their husbands as bumbling braggarts with whom they happen to be in love.

I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated.

I know what you want. And I know what you need. But I'm gonna screw it up, yeah, cause I'm an idiot. And I'm your boyfriend.

A husband without faults is a dangerous observer.

It's no trick loving somebody at their best. Love is loving them at their worst.

In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.

You don't care what people think. You don't see your beloved's faults, the slight stinginess, the bit of carelessness, the occasional streak of meanness. You don't mind that he is beneath you socially, educationally, financially, and morally--that's the worst, I think, deficient morals. (Saving Fish From Drowning)

It's axiomatic that all husbands are impossible. But I also think it's axiomatic that women are slightly impossible.

My boyfriend's an idiot," I say as soon as he lurches away."A cute idiot," Ally corrects me."That's like saying 'a cute mutant.' Doesn't exist.

I'm not easy to live with and I know that it's true. However, you're no picnic either, babe, and that's one of the things I liked about you.

Try not to be four years into a relationship when it suddenly dawns on you that the guy you're with is a big, selfish jerk.

You marry the day you realize the human defects of your love.

You've got to see someone at their worst and ask yourself if you can handle it.