Mariella Frostrup Quotes

British - Journalist | November 12, 1962 -

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

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PeopleEnoughHelpProfessionalNeed

What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.

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ResponsibilityPartnerNeedEqual

Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

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PartnerSomeoneForgetExistenceWho

As we mature, there are people with whom we run out of steam, but there are also those with whom a little straight talking would prove rewarding.

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PeopleTalkingRunMatureProveOut

Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.

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TogetherEndPartnershipThreeSight

Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof of its possibility.

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ThinkFriendsAdmitLivingBeing

While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye.

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WomenVisionWaterMenEyeLook

Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

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RelationshipWorldSeeingDifferently

For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.

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FamilyLong-TermRatherFoundations

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

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RelationshipServiceLikeShouldBit

Every adult has the right to choose who they wish to spend their lives with, and we're all capable of making mistakes, but no one escapes with their self-regard intact.

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MistakesWishChooseMaking Mistakes

We inhabit a world where we're taught that we can have what we desire, and tend to act on it - the least we can do is admit to it when we succumb to our instincts.

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WorldAdmitDesireActWhereOur

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