“He refuses to listen, he ignores your questions, he withholds eye contact and he gives you the ‘silent treatment.’ He’s punishing you!”— Nancy Nichols, thoughtcatalog.com
“If your partner tends to ignore you when the two of you are together, but the second you go to your parents' for the weekend they suddenly can't stop blowing up your phone, then you should know that's a serious red flag for an emotionally abusive relationship and partner.”— Elizabeth Enochs, bustle.com
“Whatever you do, do NOT do the I’m-ignoring-you-totally-nope-I-don’t-even-see-you, because they won’t have a clue that you do that out of nervousness/anxiety and they will actually think you HATE them.”— Madison Moore, thoughtcatalog.com
“This was how you lived with a terrible secret. You just did it. You pretended everything was fine. You ignored the deep, cramplike pain in your stomach. You somehow anesthetized yourself so that nothing felt that bad, but nothing felt that good either.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Wisdom isn’t just about knowing what to do, it’s also about knowing what to ignore.”— Derek Doepker, amazon.com