“Know that you did all you could to save the relationship. And now it’s time to save yourself.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Breakups, Leaving
“Love isn’t manipulation. Love isn’t control. Love isn’t confusion or high intense emotions of screaming and fighting but all you see is making up.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Confusion, Fighting, Control
“Trust yourself. If you aren’t happy anymore and don’t feel comfortable in this partnership, get out now.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Trust, Unhappy
“Love should build you up, not tear you down. Love should fill you, not drain you. Love should make you feel alive, not suffocate you. Love should make you want to be a better person, not constantly make you tear yourself apart.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Love, alive
“The longer that you keep abuse in your life, the more likely you are to think that you deserve it. You don’t. The people in life should unconditionally respect you and have nothing but your best intentions at heart. If they don’t, don’t make them a priority.”— Sara Li, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Abuse, Respect
“I loved those people, but I need to cut them off my life. I need to leave them behind. And I think that’s okay.”— Cassie Gacott, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Love, goodbye
“Never date someone who makes pain a side effect of love.”— Anonymous, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Pain, Love
“Relationships take two and you should be with someone who actually gives a damn. Don’t waste your time with someone who isn’t as invested as you are because they are simply showing you that they are not interested.”— Lily Perez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Effort, Time Wasters
“If that asshole is treating you like a piece of shit, leave.”— Jillian Bacarisas, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Leave, Assholes
“Now is the time to stop giving so many opportunities to the loser who has disappointed us over and over again. Chances are he hasn’t changed this time and he won’t change next time either. So why even give him a next time?”— Stephanie Denning, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Second Chances, Disappointment
“Relationships, be they friendships or romantic, are supposed to add to our lives, not take away from them. If you find yourself feeling drained as a result of the people you’re surrounded with, it’s time to reevaluate and focus more on what it means to be good to yourself rather than everyone else.”— Olessia Kantor, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Friendships, Drained
“If you leave him, you will thrive. You will remember all the ways in which he once held you back and you’ll reject them. You will learn from them. You will follow the dreams you once wanted, move toward the future you’d forgotten.”— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Future, Dreams
“Lose him when he treats you like his girlfriend behind close doors and sees right past you in public.”— Liane White, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, public, private
“When you leave your toxic relationship, you will better understand what kinds of people you want in your life. You’ll cross the dramatic, the controlling, and the rude off of your list and seek the kind, the open-minded, and the positive.”— Chrissy Sharma, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, dramatic, Rude, controlling
“I am better than you and better without you. What are you without me?”— Chelsey Grace, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Better Person, Breakups
“Toxic boys might make you feel alive for a minute. But the right boy will make you feel alive for a lifetime.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, alive, Toxic
“I think that’s the most important lesson you learn when you fall for the wrong person, that you could be everything you want to yourself if you really had to and that sometimes you’re the only person you can really count on.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Lessons, Breakups
“Know what is best for you and walk away before it’s too late because chasing a false dream will only lead to heartbreak.”— Shrina Dutta, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Breakups, Heartbreak
“Loving someone won’t suddenly make them healthy. Or good for you.”— Kris Miller, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Toxic, unhealthy
“Believe it or not, but you actually had a life before him. You lived for yourself. You were the cause of your own happiness. You put a smile on your own damn face.”— Sara Di Tullio, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Happiness, Smiles
“You have to believe that you’re better than the fountain of abuse that’s been spewing hurt and pain at you. You just are.”— Sara Li, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Abuse, Pain
“Since when did it become okay for you to be silenced at the expense of another person’s happiness? Since when did you become fine with accepting bullshit? What made you to believe that you aren’t worth better?”— Sara Di Tullio, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Bullshit, Worth
“If you leave him you will learn to be yourself again: You’ll pick up the hobbies you dropped off, re-connect with old friends and move cautiously back into yourself. You’ll go to work and feel productive. You’ll go out dancing and feel sexy. You’ll remember that you had a life before him and you can…”— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Hobbies, Dancing
“You’re not weak for choosing to walk away, but you’re strong for letting yourself endure so much pain out of detaching yourself from people you love very much.”— Cassie Gacott, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, strength, Pain
“Life is too fragile to settle for a partner who is abusive, for a connection that is one-sided, for being with someone who sucks the energy and happiness from you on a daily basis. You are a person of value. You deserve care. You deserve respect.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Abuse, Respect
“Change is the scariest thing in the world, especially with loved ones and close relationships. It can be so hard to even think about letting go of a friendship or person, but if you’ve been consistently feeling bad or sad, it’s time to start thinking about it. It’s NOT just you.”— Ishita Gupta, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Changes, Letting Go
“Lose him by walking away and realizing all the love you need resides inside your heart. Lose him by believing that you are worth more than what he offers you and the way he treats you.”— Liane White, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Worth, Self-Love
“Don’t settle for less or try to conform to the idea that you’re okay with what little you can get. You are just setting yourself up for disappointment by trying to make something more out of nothing.”— Lily Perez, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Settling, Disappointment
“When you leave your toxic relationship, you will feel an extreme sense of relief. You’ll be proud of the decision you made to leave and feel like a weight has been lifted from your shoulders.”— Chrissy Sharma, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Relief, proud
“Don’t wait around for someone to appreciate you. Don’t wait around for someone to change. Never hope that if you stay for a bit more, he’ll look at you differently.”— Sam Millendo, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Toxic Relationships, Appreciation, Hope