“However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.”
Dating is equal parts exciting and terrifying, sometimes in the same evening. These quotes capture the awkwardness, hope, disappointment, and occasional magic of trying to find someone whose weirdness is compatible with yours.
“I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.”
“However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.”
“You know when I feel inwardly beautiful? When I am with my girlfriends and we are having a 'goddess circle'.”
“It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.”
“I don't really believe in rules, but I do like old-fashioned dating where you don't call the guy until he calls you. I don't think it's like he's got to do this and that's the rule.”
“Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.”
“I'm not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.”
“I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating.”
“Dating in Los Angeles can be hard, which makes it all the better when you meet a really nice guy.”
“Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.”
“I don't have the best dating track record.”
“I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part.”
“I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.”
“Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.”
“I give dating advice on a regular basis. It's not that I'm any expert, but it's always nice to share that with your friends.”
“I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.”