1.07.2010

"What people don't talk about, which is interesting to me, is how you have to put as much work into your relationships as you do into anything else. We put so much into our careers, and I'm all for that, but there's also a lot of work that goes into making a successful partnership and marriage. It's not easy, and anybody who's successful at it deserves a pat on the back. You've got to grow with each other; you've gotta bend over backwards for each other. It's a lot of stuff. Women have to find a balance where you can stand on your own so you don't lose your individual power. I can't just become "us," and I think women do that a lot—become his wife, his girlfriend." — Jennifer Lopez on her greatest love lesson.