Best Of Marianne Power's "Love Me"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from Love Me: One Woman's Search for a Different Happy Ever After by Marianne Power I remembered a piece of advice Jan had given one of the group: Don't shut yourself down until you meet the right guy, because you don't know when that's going to be. In the meantime, keep your heart open to people. Lean in to pleasure. Take lovers, go on dates, meet different people, keep your heart open... but always go slowly enough that any hurt you experience is not insurmountable. Don't jump in. Take your time. Lean on your girlfriends. Put your first intimacy first - always. p. 233 I was needy. I needed people to like me. I needed them to approve of me. I needed to be wanted and considered good. I needed men to fancy me so that I felt attractive. p. 221 If you're a single woman, friendship is presented as a consolation prize. But friendship isn't a consolation prize. For me, it had been the real thing. I'd read somewhere tha...
