Whenever I date a guy, I think, Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?

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About Rita Rudner

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Rita Rudner (born September 17, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Beginning her career as a Broadway actress, Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned to stand-up comedy, where she has performed for over three decades. Her performance on a variety of...

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My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.

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I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine.

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Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.

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Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.

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When I look at my friend's marriages, with their routine day-to-dayness, they actually seem far more romantic than any dating relationship might be. Dating seems romantic, but for the most part it's an extended audition. Marriage seems boring, but for the most part it's a state of comfort and acceptance. Dating is about grand romantic gestures that mean little over the long-term. Marriage is about small acts of kindness that bond you over a lifetime. It's quietly romantic. He makes her tea. She goes to the doctor appointment with him. They listen to each other's daily trivia. They put up with each other's quirks. They're there for each other.

—Lori Gottlieb in Marry Him

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The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.

—Myles Munroe in Waiting and Dating

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There are things in life you can change—your weight, your appearance, your mindset, etc.—but there is one thing you cannot change and that is other people. Try as we might, we cannot get people to love us. Even when we are the coolest best version of ourselves someone is going to say, "Not for me." But if we feel good about ourselves we can shrug it off and say, "It's just a date," and know that there will be others.

—Greg Behrendt in It's Just a Date

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Date someone who'll wait to make sure you get inside before driving away.

—Morgan Matson in Since You've Been Gone

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