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14 Pieces Of Dating Advice From The One And Only Nicholas Sparks

Love is possible and falling in love often happens when you least expect it. 
Kirsten Corley
September 22, 2016
“Love is possible, and falling in love often happens when you least expect it and you’re not looking for it.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating Advice, Relationships, Love, Pro Advice
“Above all, love is defined by what you do as opposed to what you say. Because in every life, there’ll be happiness and sorrow, joy and pain. And often it’s the support that is expressed through action that is most meaningful in both the highs and lows of life.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I’ve Learned About Love
Tagged: Dating, Professional Dating Advice, Guys, Love, Relationships
“People can love you, even with your imperfections. And that’s a very liberating thing.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love, Sparks
“Too often, too much emphasis is placed on words as opposed to actions. It’s one thing to say you love somebody five times a day, and then you leave. Well, you’re defined by the action you’ve done at the very end, regardless of what you’ve said.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I’ve Learned About Love
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love Advice, Professional Advice
“Love is defined by what you give as opposed to what you receive. In relationships, you’re defined by the way you treat another person, by the way you sacrifice for another, by the way you give to another. And when that comes from both parties, the result is a very solid relationship.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Love, Relationships
“One of the most important things you can teach your children is to have a happy marriage or to have a happy relationship.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Love, Relationships
“Without love, you have nothing!”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Dating
“There are only two major emotions in life. You’ve got love and you’ve got fear. If you don’t have love to counterbalance that fear, you have nothing, because you have no balance in your life, and you’ll never, ever find satisfaction.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, tips, Love
“Can you fall in love quickly? Absolutely. I met my wife, and the very next day I knew she was right for me. And I told her we would get married.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love, Life
“I think you’ve got to be attracted at least in some way. It doesn’t have to be physical: it could be emotional, or mental, or spiritual. But there has to be some attraction, or it’s just not going to work.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Advice, Relationships
“You have to make time for each other. Even a little bit of time, on a regular basis. You have to go out and reconnect.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Advice
“The most important thing if you want a long and happy marriage is to choose well in the first place.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Interview with Nicholas Sparks: What I've Learned About Love | eHarmony Advice
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love, Advice
“it's not just about love, but with whom you're compatible regarding your values and what you perceive is really important, because these are the things that come up in life. It could be anything: where you're going to live, how many children, or do you want children? Whose family do you visit on the holidays? These are all things in the real world that you have to work out. When I say compatibility, I mean you're pretty much on the same page about these big things.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Photo: ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett CollectionMOVIES The Creator of The Notebook Has Some Key Dating Advice For You
Tagged: Dating, Relationship Advice, Guy Advice, Love Advice
“In the end I think that you’ve just got be yourself. Otherwise, what’s the point? If you laugh a lot, then laugh a lot. If you go in and you put out this false sense of who you are, what’s the point? You’re not gonna be that person. I don’t even understand the point. Just be who you are. I would like to think I’m the kind of person who tends to be more romantic than not. I do my best. I open doors, I send flowers, I don’t forget anniversaries, I remember things, Valentine’s Day… I’ve got all the basics down.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Nicholas Sparks on 'The Choice' and Dating After His Divorce
Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Love, Sparks