For Every Woman Scared Of Love, This Is What You Need To Hear

28 quotes

"Somehow we’ve been convinced that we are protecting ourselves, that life is better and easier by holding tightly to our love. Sometimes it is easier. But it is never better." - Alison Motroni

“I think she was afraid to love sometimes. I think it scared her. She was the type to like things that were concrete, like the ocean. Something you could point to and know what it was. I think that's why she always struggled with God. And I think that's why she also struggled with love. She couldn't…”

— Carrie Ryan, amazon.com

Tagged: Hard To Love

“The reason relationships are falling apart in modern times, is because we now have choice. And we’re choosing to be scared. We’re choosing to run from our own vulnerability. We’re choosing to blame others instead of seeing the truth – the opportunity to look inside and grow.”

— Kiara O'Leary, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Love, Truth About Love, Love & Relationships, 21st Century Love, Contemporary Love

“I used to think that only the weak wear their hearts on their sleeves and fall in love. But now I know, it’s not the ones that are in love who are weak but instead the ones who are too afraid to. So, don’t be afraid of love. Fall in love, fall hard and when you’re lying on the ground, bruised and br…”

— Addriey Jones, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Don't Be Afraid, Fear Of Love, Love, Diving In, Falling Into Love

“Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you.”

— Baby, amazon.com

Tagged: Romantic Speeches, Love, romance, Feeling, Scared

“Somehow we’ve been convinced that we are protecting ourselves, that life is better and easier by holding tightly to our love. Sometimes it is easier. But it is never better. And sometimes it takes making a choice every day, every moment, but it’s worth it. Choosing the thrill, the vulnerability, the…”

— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Don't Be Afraid, Don't Be Afraid Of Love, Afraid Of Love, Fear Of Love, Love

“I know you, I know your type. You tip-toe around the people who show potential interest. You keep a fair distance from the people who brush their fingers against yours and the ones who look at you in the way everyone wants to be looked at. You do all you can to push away the people that could love y…”

— Addriey Jones, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Don't Be Afraid, Fear Of Love, Love, Diving In, Falling Into Love

“I don't trust easily, and I don't give second chances. I'm messy. I'm emotional. I love hard and get upset about little things. I take everything personally. I want to fix everyone, even if they're not broken.”

— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com

Tagged: Trust, Emotional, Messy, broken, Fixing

“Sometimes I sit alone under the stars and think of the galaxies inside my heart and truly wonder if anyone will ever want to make sense of all that I am.”

— Christopher Poindexter, littlestarangel.tumblr.com

Tagged: Alone, Under The Stars, 3am Thoughts, Understanding Your Self, Searching For Answers

“Because the truth is, if you want that big, passionate, all-consuming love, you’re going to have to go after it. You’re going to have to fight for it. You’re going to have to be willing to put yourself out there in a way that could potentially humiliate or break you. And at the end of the day, it mi…”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Finding Love, Going All In, Big Love, real love, Truth About Love

“We’re afraid of losing before we’ve even lost anything at all. So afraid that we hold ourselves back from having it in the first place.”

— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Fear Love

“Sometimes my emotional switch remains off. You can't get hurt if you feel nothing.”

— R.H. Sin, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Feelings, Numb

“Maybe there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.”

— John Green, amazon.com

Tagged: Saying What's On Your Mind, Speaking From The Heart, Afraid To Say, Afraid Of Love, hurt

“You are an independent woman. A woman with a strong heart and passionate soul. You cannot let go of that part of you, the part that decides for herself, finds strength in her ability to stand alone. Yet you cannot be afraid to love. You cannot be afraid to embrace that ridiculously emotional side of…”

— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Sensitive People, Being Sensitve, Sensitive, Emotional People, Love

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living d…”

— Eleanor Roosevelt, positivityblog.com

Tagged: Eleanor Roosevelt, Love, Pain

“I won’t be timid, won’t overthink, won’t stand on the edge and hold myself back. Because even if I end up at a loss, I gave my everything to something I wanted, someone I wanted. And that’s still beautiful.”

— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Not Afraid Of Love, Fearless In Love, Love, Falling In Love

“I'm so afraid of losing something I love, that I refuse to love anything.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, wiseoldsayings.com

Tagged: Fear Of Love, Relationships

“Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

Tagged: Imperfection, Fear, Bravery, Worthiness, Self-Love

“We work so hard to keep our hearts from getting hurt. We stay in our hometowns so as to guarantee we never love a new place. We become attached to routines that leave no room for our hearts to get involved. And we keep our hearts hidden from people we want to love. By playing hard-to-get-me games wi…”

— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Don't Be Afraid, Don't Be Afraid Of Love, Afraid Of Love, Fear Of Love, Love

“You don't have to be afraid of falling. Just close your eyes, let go, and know that I'll always be here with arms outstretched, ready to catch you.”

— S.L Jennings, amazon.com

Tagged: Fear Love, Relationship Advice, Vulnerable

“And even when you fear that the whole world knows too much, or that you’ve revealed your deepest secrets, or that you’ve given away a huge chunk of yourself only to be broken again—close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let go. This is the beauty of vulnerability. It’s standing on the edge of a cl…”

— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: vulnerability, Love, Fearless, Letting Go

“You’ll never have that kind of relationship in a world where you’re afraid to take the first step because all you see is every negative thing 10 miles down the road.”

— Robin Williams, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Imperfections, Taking Risks

“You’re afraid of something you don’t have any control over. You’re afraid of letting someone in. You’re afraid they are gonna find out everything about you and they’re gonna take off. So you beat them too it.”

— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Fear Heartbreak

“As you grow up, you will learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when you had yours broken. You'll fight with your best…”

— Unknown, facebook.com

Tagged: Learning, Growing, Fear, Love, chances

“She isn’t afraid to be the first person to say ‘I love you.”

— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Big Personalities, The Right Kind Of Woman, Women, Strong Women, Love & Relationships

“We are all afraid, but on the other side of fear and rejection is everything we've ever hoped for, if only we can muster the courage to pursue it.”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com

Tagged: Fear Love, Rejection, Hope

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to…”

— Jim Morrison, archives.waiting-forthe-sun.net

Tagged: Pain, Human Experience, Truth About Being Human, Truth About Life

“Don’t be frightened to give your love away. Don’t think that to give love away means to use it up. Don’t buy the lie that if you are too generous with your love it will run out. It won’t. You don’t have to ration it or hold it tight to your chest. Loosen your grip. Every time you choose to give love…”

— Alison Motroni, thoughtcatalog.com

Tagged: Don't Be Afraid, Don't Be Afraid Of Love, Afraid Of Love, Fear Of Love, Love

“You aren't afraid of love. You're afraid of all the junk you've yoked to love. And you've convinced yourself that withholding one tiny word...will shield you from that junk. But it won't. We are obligated to the people we care about and who we allow to care about us, whether we say we love them or n…”

— Cheryl Strayed, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Afraid Of Love, Not Afraid Of Love, vulnerability