The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. — Andrew Sullivan
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. — Anita Brookner
The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit — Kate Millett
In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person. — Margaret Anderson