You can't fix people or make them change; the only thing you can do is pack your things and leave if it isn't working for you.

—Greg Behrendt in It's Just a Date

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About Greg Behrendt

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Gregory Behrendt (born July 21, 1963) is an American comedian, talk show host, author, and musician. His work as a script consultant for the HBO sitcom Sex and the City led to co-authoring of the New York Times bestseller He's Just Not That Into You (2004), later adapted into a...

More quotations from Greg Behrendt

There's nothing worse, in dating terms, nothing worse, than that sick feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when it looks like the guy you were seeing or getting to know has decided to bail on you instead of talking to you about it. Nothing worse.

—Greg Behrendt in He's Just Not That Into You

The reason it's so painful when someone disappears is you have to face the fact that the person you loved had probably left you a long time before he grabbed his coat and scrammed.

—Greg Behrendt in He's Just Not That Into You

Let's call cheating what it is: a complete betrayal of trust.

—Greg Behrendt in He's Just Not That Into You

The person you loved took a good long look at the awesomeness that is you, evaluated your relationship together, and said, "No, thanks. I'll try my luck elsewhere." That alone should make you realize that it wasn't a match made in heaven.

—Greg Behrendt in It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

So many of us find ourselves saying "BUT HE WAS SO GREAT!" Yes, and the people who got on the Titanic thought they were going on vacation. Things changed and it's important to remember that they did.

—Greg Behrendt in It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

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Some days I imagined getting on a bus and leaving this town behind. The memories weren't good. At least most of them weren't.

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Is that what you wanted? That I be gone for good, rather than just mad for a little while?

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