Alain de Botton — The True Hard Work of Love and Relationships
On Being with Krista Tippett
Is Love the Enemy of Good Enough Relationships?
We should be aiming for not perfection, but a good enough situation. I think one of the greatest sorrows we sometimes have in love is the feeling that our lover doesn't understand parts of us. A certain kind of bravery seems to be one of the key ingredients to being able to form a good relationship. If you're lonely with only forty per cent of your life, that's really good going....
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