Emily V. Gordon Quotes
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I remember being a teenager and feeling like I could talk to anyone anywhere about anything.
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I grew up in a town where there were no Muslims whatsoever, and there was not a lot of exposure.
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Love is a good thing.
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Everybody's got baggage, and not just the classic, 'Oh I have so much baggage,' but everyone comes with so much context, and you're not just dating a person: you're dating all their context, too. Part of relationships is negotiating each other's context.
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Don't expect yourself to immediately love your stepchildren. In fact, you may hate them for a bit.
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Awkward conversations are painful, but they're way easier than divorce, resentment, and heartbreak.
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In high school, I decided that all of my female friends were stupid and traded them for guy friends. I loved horror movies and heavy metal and used these interests to become a 'guys' girl.'
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Women are encouraged to go on an emotional journey of self-care after a divorce, while men are expected to need help learning how to cook and parent on their own.
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I think it's lovely when people are more involved in local politics.
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I haven't always been the best advocate for my own body. I was a too-tall, pudgy child who felt completely out of control of the genetic lottery ticket she'd been given, so in retaliation, I shut down. I ignored my body and hated it for not being tiny and cute like my friends' bodies.
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That's part of what a relationship is: you don't experience things in the same way.
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Get married wherever you like, make accommodations for the people you love so they can attend, and forget about the people who can't.
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When I was young and less wise, I thought that being a feminist meant being independent. It meant not sacrificing your needs for anyone else's and not relying on anyone else for even a smidgen of your happiness or well being.
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Betrayal can be extremely painful, but it's up to you how much that pain damages you permanently.
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In my experience as a therapist and as a friend, it seems that the majority of the breakup resources available are for women and not men. Women, who tend to be more vocal about their emotional struggles, are the squeaky wheel that gets the grease from friends, from online communities, from books, and from therapeutic approaches.
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Not deciding is a decision. People don't realize that not making a decision is a decision in itself.
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I thought of 'The Big Sick' as a placeholder title, to be completely honest. I've grown to love it.
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When someone insists that you watch a show that's already been on for a few seasons, they're basically saying, 'Hey, you're not doing anything for the next five weeks, are you? Because have I got a plan for you every single night! It's 'Weeds!''
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Sometimes, I hate-watch television.
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Marriage, even a happy and successful one, can be extremely stressful, but that stress is worth it if you're marrying the best person for you.
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Do remember to pick your battles when you start parenting your stepchildren.
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Never marry because it seems like what you should do.
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In Hollywood, it seems that the people least successful at being married are the ones most eager to tie the knot over and over again.
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There is no level of professional rejection that can compare to almost dying.