The Object of My Affection (1998) - Quotes

Desire and Unattainable Relationships Explained

Taglines: Sometimes The Most Desirable Relationship Is The One You Can't Have

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A Unique Love Story Among Best Friends

Taglines: A love story that could only happen between best friends.

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Returning to Familiar Terms of Endearment

Dr. Robert Joley: Are you okay, honey?

George Hanson: How did we get back to the "honey" stage so quickly?

Dr. Robert Joley: Maybe we never should have left it.

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A Playful Comparison of Affection

George Hanson: Do you ever just want to touch her nose? I mean it's like a Tulip.

Nina: Don't start that with her.

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Defining Love in Uncertain Terms

Constance: Do you love him?

Nina: Yeah, whatever that means.

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Clarifying Identities in Relationships

Sidney: Betty, we should go.

Constance: Betty was your other wife. I'm Constance.

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Thanksgiving Dinner's Unique Perspective on Relationships

Rodney Fraser: Have you noticed that you're the only practicing heterosexual at your Thanksgiving dinner?

Nina: I haven't practiced for a while.

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Complicated Relationships and Unspoken Desires

Sidney Miller: If I wasn't happily married and you weren't my wife's stepsister, I'd have an affair with you in a second.

Sidney Miller: I swear, I'm hotter than a goat in China.

Dr. Robert Joley: We're too young to settle for a twin-bedded friendship.

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Conflicted Feelings About Sister's Relationship

Constance Miller: I enjoy gay people, but I just have a slight problem with my pregnant sister being in love with one of them.

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Balancing Expectations in Affectionate Relationships

Rodney Fraser: One shouldn't be too hard on oneself when the object of one's affection returns the favor with rather less enthusiasm than one might have hoped.

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Navigating Loneliness in Life's Journey

Rodney Fraser: Don't fix your life so that you're left alone right as you come to the middle of it.

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Embracing Simplicity in Teaching First Grade

George Hanson: I'm simple, that's why I teach first grade.

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Encouragement for the Younger Generation

Nina Borowski: Head up, young person.

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Desire for Emotional Distance and Connection

Nina Borowski: I want to look at you and not feel so hurt by you.

Understanding Women: A Personal Reflection

Nina Borowski: [[Sigmund Freud|Freud] ] didn't know DICK about women.

Choosing One Person for Love

Nina Borowski: You have to pick one person and make it work.

Conflicted Emotions Over Love and Betrayal

Nina Borowski: You don't tell a woman that you love her and then two days later bring Romeo over to sleep with him.

Desire for Love and Commitment

Nina Borowski: I want you to be with me, I want you to marry me, I want you to love me the way that I love you.

Choosing Connections Wisely in Relationships

Nina Borowski: I like guys a lot, but I'm not going to waste my time with some guy that doesn't see things the way I do... I mean do you really need this guy?