You can be in love and not be in a relationship.

“Love is complete, but it can be decoded (broken) by asking too many questions when you are in a relationship.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The most significant aspect of any long term sustained relationship is trust; not even love is stronger; hence, you can love someone without trust.”

Gandolfo – (RJ Intindola)

2004

“The fact that a woman you love reaches a point in the relationship where she ceases to love you, and despite that you can never bring yourself to scorn or despise her, is very rare indeed.”

Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) French writer

Un chagrin de passage (1994, A Fleeting Sorrow, translated 1995)

“It's nice to have a relationship, but women have become addicted. You can have a relationship with God. With nature. With dogs. With yourself. And yes, you can also have a relationship with a man, but if it's going to be a shitty one, it's better to have a relationship with your flowers.”

Salma Hayek (1966) Mexican-American actress and producer

O interview (2003)
Context: It's nice to have a relationship, but women have become addicted. You can have a relationship with God. With nature. With dogs. With yourself. And yes, you can also have a relationship with a man, but if it's going to be a shitty one, it's better to have a relationship with your flowers. I know so many lonely women who are married! You have to know the worth of your existence regardless of a man, regardless of an emotional love affair, even regardless of a career. Why should these things validate you as a human being?