Stop Settling, Because You Deserve Consciousness-Altering Love

“You deserve to be someone’s first choice. Someone’s best friend. Someone’s partner in crime.”

— Shani Jayawardena, thoughtcatalog.com

“It’s better to be alone than with someone who makes you feel alone and you’ve been doing a damn good job of making me feel alone.”

— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com

“You deserve love not because you’re a ‘special woman’ or an ‘amazing man,’ but because you’re a human being. Every single person alive is worthy of love.”

— Will Penney, thoughtcatalog.com.loox.nu

“I'm guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I'm done, I'm done.”

— Turcois Ominek, amazon.com

“Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love… but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love.”

— Mandy Hale, amazon.com

“Love is not enough to keep you together when he can fall asleep knowing that you’re heavily hurting. Love is not enough when he hasn’t apologised in over a week for the way he yelled at you and made you question your worth in front of a supermarket. Love is not enough when he doesn’t kiss you and te…”

— Sasha Mitchell, thoughtcatalog.com

“I don't ever want to hear you say that you don't deserve or you aren't worthy. You do. You are.”

— Lesley Livingston, amazon.com

“You deserve the love that makes you feel appreciated and valued despite the imperfections marked all over you, that even though there are times you screw things up, you don’t have to be sorry because you’re accepted as you are and forgiven as you will be.”

— Nicole Phreeman, thoughtcatalog.com

“If someone even for a second makes you question your worth, it is them who isn’t worthy of you.”

— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com

“You deserve to remember what it feels like to be with someone who’s afraid of losing you, someone who does their best to make sure that you’ll always remain in their life because it would be incomplete without you.”

— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com

“I don’t want a relationship over the phone. I don’t want to feel like I’m dating you, but I’m single. Like I’m close to you, but don’t know you at all. I want something real. I’m no longer willing to settle for a half-ass relationship, one that has potential but never finds a way to reach it. I dese…”

— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com

“You deserve someone who will see you and know that you are worth so much more than meets the eye.”

— Dian Tinio, thoughtcatalog.com

“A young man who doesn't have the foresight to seek out the girl he wants to be with and actively pursue her, doesn't deserve her.”

— Colleen Houck, amazon.com

“You deserve a love that won’t keep you up worrying. You deserve a love that feels like home. A love that is certain. A love that makes sense.”

— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

— Confucius, amazon.com

“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions or admires her understanding.”

— Virginia Woolf, amazon.com

“Love is not silently crying watching your tears run down your pillowcase, hoping he doesn’t wake up because you don’t want him to wake up. You don’t want to confide in him anymore.”

— Sasha Mitchell, thoughtcatalog.com

“You deserve the love that fights for you, keeps you and stays with you whatever happens.”

— Nicole Phreeman, thoughtcatalog.com

“Forget the guy who took you for granted. Forget that sorry ass of a man for not treating you the way you deserve to be treated. It’s his loss, and someday he’ll realize what he had, but it’s a little too late now.”

— Arvin Faustino, thoughtcatalog.com

“I know you love him with all your heart and he loves you, too. The only difference is all the love in his heart still isn’t enough.”

— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com

“I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?”

— Adriana Trigiani, amazon.com

“A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence”

— Mandy Hale, amazon.com

“You are worthy of everything you want from your significant other.”

— Nataliia Totka, thoughtcatalog.com

“Love shouldn’t make you question yourself. And you deserve to know that. You deserve a chance to find that out.”

— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com

“I know deep down when you’re upset that you know this isn’t as good as it gets. I know you know you could do better, but you’re scared to leave. You’re scared to start over because starting completely over and leaving a life and person you’re accustomed to is a scary thing.”

— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com

“Don’t break yourself to mend someone else. Mend yourself, take care of yourself and look for the person that feels right, for the person who wouldn’t want to break you, but put you back together, cherish and respect you.”

— Nataliia Totka, thoughtcatalog.com

“You deserve to remember how it feels to be loved and be truly cared for. You deserve to be with someone who makes you forget about every ignored message, every unanswered call and every person who couldn’t love you.”

— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com

“Never chase people. Be you and the right people who belong in your life and deserve a place in your heart will come, find and appreciate you!”

— Lily Amis, amazon.com

“You think it is okay for you to be sad every day. But it's not okay. And you do not deserve it.”

— Laura Nowlin, amazon.com

“Make the most of what you have and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve.”

— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com