Sara Eckel Quotes

#1. Human beings are not houses - you don't walk in and say, 'Well, so long as we gut the kitchen and add a third bathroom, this could work,' or, 'It has no charm, but it's close to work and it's all I can afford.' No. You love them as they are, or you let them find someone else who does.

Sara Eckel

#2. When you're experiencing that year-in, year-out challenge of being on your own, it's easy to ask the question "What does everyone else know that I don't?" I suggest you flip that around.

Sara Eckel

#3. Here's a thought: Maybe you've remained single well into adulthood because...you know what you're doing. Because there is something right with you.

Sara Eckel

#4. bottom of page 33:
We all want to feel needed, and we also want to be with people who can manage on their own, if needbe.

Sara Eckel

#5. No one ever asks "Why are you married?" even though the question is just as valid as "Why are you single?" After all, people marry for many reasons other than pure love--fear of being alone, a desire for biological children, economic security, social status, health insurance.

Sara Eckel