Relationship Reflection Gifts

The Map of the Human Heart

"I think I know where the passion in our marriage has gone."

"Why won't you cuddle?"

'This is 'Brief Encounter' - I wish we'd had one!'

'It won't work, Rodney. You're hamburger without the bun, I'm bun without the hamburger.'

"When I said it was a metaphor for life I was merely being metaphorical."

Former Love Birds

"You'll note that the card isn't signed so my declaration of undying love isn't legally binding!"

"We've been married a long time but maybe you're right - maybe I should switch provider."

'I've just realised where we went wrong.'

"There's men for you: here today, gone today!"

'Nothing personal, I just prefer the old campy version of you.'

'Do I still love you? What a coincidence. I've often wondered the same thing myself.'

'Sorry Henry, but I'm looking for something a little more permanent.'

'You do make me laugh, Ron, but a relationship can't survive on laughter alone.'

'Not too ambitious, Forsyth, the day before I married Edna will do.'

'That marriage is endless cycle of disappointment and sacrifice?"

'It's a pity Jane and I split up. Sex with her was better than sex.'

"Donald and I weren't made for each other, but we've never met the people we are made for."

"More space"? You "need more space"? Hellooo, we're leeches. Remember? (This cartoon was originally published on 2003-09-17).

"I think we should see other people."

"Gazing at the stars makes me want to search for more intelligent life partners."

"No one rides off into me anymore."

"I'm not sure I understand this email you sent me about being too distant, but I'll answer it in a minute."

"You make me want to meet a better person."

"I am forsaking all others, but these things take time."

"Dinner's ready, if you want to take a break from your personal space."

"Where else in the world would you get such wonderful sunsets?"

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

"I can't decide if we're good people who are bad at communicating, or monsters who communicate perfectly."

"Could you go back to the front desk? The receptionist has some forms for you to fill out."

'Just ask yourself -- Are you better off now than you were two thousand years ago?'

"What was I thinking?!"

What else is there to wish for?

"Then one day, as I caught a tennis ball in midair, I asked myself, 'Is this all there is?'"