400+ Motivational Breakup Quotes To Help Ease The Pain

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Breakups are always gut wrenching, no matter what! Some talk about it, some don’t, some struggle to move on in life, and some express through breakup quotes. Everybody goes through this pain at some point in life, but everybody’s coping mechanism is different. However, there’s a positive aspect; it makes us stronger, wiser and teaches us how to fix our broken hearts. So, the reason quotes on breakup are helpful is they offer inspiration to overcome the pain and lead a positive life. It’s time to pick the pieces of your life by reading these quotes. We combed out the most inspiring and wise quotes that’ll help you get through melancholy breakup thoughts.

400+ Breakup Quotes

Breakups are never easy

, but the inspiring quotes on breakups have the power to help us find peace and strength.

Love breakup quotes

Here are some relatable breakup quotes that reflect your emotions.

  1. “You broke my heart, and living with a broken heart is something I don’t know.”
  2. “I always thought that you would be the reason for my smiles, but you have become the reason for my pain.”
  3. “You promised me you would be with me when I am sad, but you lied to me.”
  4. “Our love was a beautiful chapter but unfortunately, it wasn’t the whole story of my life.”
  5. “I’m not crying because of you; you’re not worth it. I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” — Steve Maraboli
  6. “It is still unbelievable that you left me and went to someone else.”
  7. “If you never wanted to see my cry, then why did you have to leave.”
  8. “Falling for you seems the biggest regret of my life.”
  9. “My love for you was real, unlike yours.”
  10. “My feet will want to walk to where you are sleeping but I shall go on living.” — Pablo Neruda
  11. “My love for you is never going to fade away no matter how much you hurt me.”
  12. “Love is sometimes a beautiful mess; you need to clean it once in a while.”
  13. “You chose to stop loving me, but I choose to love you forever.”
  14. “The moments that brought me happiness are now the most painful memories.”
  15. “I express longing that you could come back and make this life a perfect one for me again.”
  16. “I express longing that you could come back and make this life a perfect one for me again.”
  17. “I know that you are not coming back, and this is the most difficult thing for me to accept.”
  18. “You deserve to be someone who values and respects you.”
  19. “I will not try to convince you to love me because I know I deserve better.”
  20. “I had given you my heart, but you returned it to me in a thousand pieces.”
  21. “It was my fault that I gave you so much importance that you hurt me and left me alone.”
  22. “When someone creates a fairytale around you and then ditches you, you are broken for life.”
  23. “Our love might have ended, but I will cherish those memories forever.”
  24. “I would always cherish our love, even though it didn’t last.”
  25. I miss the person with whom I had fallen for, not the one you have hurt me.”
  26. “Your love made me weak, but now this breakup has made me a stronger version of myself.”
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  1. “My love for you was unconditional, but yours was certainly with lots of terms and conditions.”
  2. “I feel that you never ever loved me. Otherwise, I would not have been crying for you.”
  3. “I don’t know if I should be happy that our relationship ended because now I feel it never existed.”
  4. “Our love story was beautiful, but you brought about its tragic ending.”
  5. “It’s not that I don’t miss you, but I don’t want to miss the pain you have given to me,”
  6. “I may have lost you, but I have found myself in this process.”
  7. “You brought so much happiness in my life and left me with pain.”
  8. “I wish I had not fallen in love with you. Everything would have been so good.”
  9. “You came, you loved, and you ruined my life with your fake promises.”
  10. “You knew I would die if you left, and still you left.”
  11. “Your love was my weakness, but now your breakup is going to give me strength.”
  12. “Breaking up with you was like breaking a mirror; it’s better to let go of the broken pieces and move ahead.”
  13. “My love for you will always remain the same, no matter how much you make me cry.”
  14. “Our love was like a rose- beautiful, but it had thorns that caused me pain.”
  15. “The end of our love story will fetch a stronger and happier me.”
  16. “I will move on because a person like you doesn’t deserve my pain or my time.”
  17. “I have already wasted my life on you. I don’t want to do the same thing anymore.”
  18. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”—Lyndon B. Johnson
  19. “You loved him enough to let him leave. Now you need to love yourself enough to let him go.”—Ranata Suzuki
  20. “The hottest love has the coldest end.”—Socrates
  21. “I still love you, but I just want to walk away from what no longer suits me.”

Sad quotes about breakup

I wish you could come back

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Sometimes you connect with pain the best, and that’s why we bring you dejection quotes about a breakup. Find strength and inspiration in these sad breakup quotes.

  1. “I am in such a deep forlorn that I do not understand how to move on.”
  2. “Some heartbreaks are so deep and despairing that there is no cure.”
  3. “I still do not understand why you have to hurt me so much that I start hating you.”
  4. “I had so much love for you that breaking up with you feels like every part of my body is broken.”
  5. “Being in love and getting hurt by the person you love is the most painful reality.”
  6. “I really don’t know whether it’s possible to live without you, but it’s not possible to stay without you.”
  7. “It pinches me to know that our relationship was so fragile that one misunderstanding ruined it.”
  8. “I have just realized that love does not come with any guarantee.”
  9. “You are like a cactus to me. Whenever I try to hold you, your thorns hurt me.”
  10. “The worst thing about a breakup is that nobody tells you how to mend a broken heart.”
  11. “The hardest part of a breakup is to realize that the person you thought would not be in your future.”
  12. “Breaking up sometimes pulls you out of the dream world you were living in.”
  13. “Now nobody can hurt me because I already have a broken heart.”
  14. “You gave me so many memories to remember you forever.”
  15. “I want to run as far as I can from you so that I don’t fall in love with you for the second time.”
  16. “I have always wanted to make you happy, but in the end it’s me who got hurt.”
  17. “I don’t know how all of a sudden I turned from everything to nothing.”
  18. “A breakup teaches you a lesson for life. Make sure that you learn the lesson well.”
  19. “Breaking up with someone you always loved is like losing yourself.”
  20. “I feel sad to know that our relationship was just another association for you.”
  21. “I wish I gained enough courage to move away from you like you did.”
  22. “Can you please tell me how you could say “it’s over” so easily?
  23. “I don’t hate you for leaving me, but hate me for believing that you would never leave me.”
  24. “I wish I could go back in time and correct my mistake of falling in love with you.”
  25. “I miss you so much that my heart doesn’t stop crying in pain.”
  26. “A love relationship has to be a two-way traffic, or else it will end.”
  27. “If you really want closure… at some point, you have to shut the door.” — Jacki Wells Wunderlin
  28. “Sometimes it’s difficult to make your heart understand something your mind already knows.”
  29. “I eagerly hope that someday you will realize how much I love you.”
  30. “You left, but you left me with only pain and sadness.”
  31. “I know that love is beautiful. It is just that I fell in love with the wrong person.”
  32. “It is not easy to find true love, and I realize it now.”
  33. “Do you realize how the little moments of love spent with you mattered to me the most?”
  34. “It hurts-but I’m used to it now.”
  35. “You were the one who made my life filled with happiness, and I can’t believe you were the one who left me in tears.”
  36. “We have parted ways, but remember, I will wait for you till my last breath.”
  37. “Your love was beautiful, but your promises were all fake.”
  38. “Sometimes breaking up is the best way to end a relationship.”
  39. “Having a breakup is realizing your dream has crashed.”
  40. “I tried to control my emotions within, but my eyes gave up.”
  41. “Behind my smile is a pain that you will never understand.”
  42. “It hurts because it mattered.” – John Green
  43. “I wish it was a joke when you said, ‘It’s over now’.”
  44. “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the one person who you thought would never hurt you.” — Gugu Mofokeng
  45. “It takes just a few seconds to start a relationship but forever to get over it.”
  46. “Relationships that are not meant to last forever have to break someday.”
  47. “I wish you could come back, but I know that it can not be fulfilled.”
  48. “The toughest part of letting go is realizing the other person already did.”— Lalla
  49. “I will be happy if you find someone better than me.”
  50. “I was always perfect for you till you found your second love.”
  51. “It is the absence of love that hurts the most.”
  52. “You have changed so fast, but how will you change our shared memories?”
  53. “When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.”—Barney Stinson
  54. “Hearts live by being wounded.”—Oscar Wilde
  55. “Love is unconditional. Relationships are not.”—Grant Gudmunson
  56. “You promised me that you won’t leave me but promises are meant to be broken, isn’t it?”
  57. “It’s not just a breakup that hurts you the most; it’s the loss of a future that you had dreamt of.”
  58. “I will try to erase all the memories that I had spent with you.”
  59. “I seem to be happy during the daytime, but at night I’m the girl who silently weeps for the whole night.”
  60. “I thought you were the one, but for you, I was one of the many.”

Breakup quotes for him

Men may not be expressive and may find a rejection painful. Here is a heartfelt collection of breakup quotes for him that might soothe the emptiness.

  1. “There is something about breakups. They make you realize that nothing is forever.”
  2. “If she loved you, she would have been a reason for your smiles and not for pain.”
  3. “You think you have broken my heart by leaving me, but you have actually made me stronger.”
  4. “You were a star in my sky but now I have to search for my own constellation.”
  5. “Maybe our love was not enough to bind us together.”
  6. “It is always better to find happiness in the memories you created with her.”
  7. “A break up can only break you if you allow it to do so.”
  8. “Broken hearts always give you pain, but ultimately they bring you strength.”
  9. “I never ever thought of breaking your heart, but you never bothered about mine.”
  10. “I don’t simply blame you for breaking up; actually, it’s my fault to believe blindly.”
  11. “Sometimes heartbreak is better than tolerating lies and disgust everyday.”
  12. “Never be afraid to move on because it is a chance to begin again.”
  13. “Don’t let heartbreak break you and come out of it like a strong man.”
  14. “The memories of the moments spent together are enough to last my entire life.”
  15. “Being in a relationship with you is the greatest mistake I made in my life.”
  16. “Sorry to say that you can never be the man I had dreamt of.”
  17. “I will never forget the cherishable memories that we shared, but it’s time to make pleasing memories with someone more suitable.”
  18. “When you witness pain, you learn to value love.”
  19. “If the love was not real, there is no point wasting any time over it.”
  20. “It is always better for a relationship to end than to go on without feelings.”
  21. “You were the lesson that I needed to learn.”
  22. “At the end of the relationship, I chose myself.”
  23. “Breaking up doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you; it rather means that I have started caring more about myself.”
  24. “You may have broken my heart, but you can never break my spirit.”
  25. “Breaking up with someone you love is hard, but sometimes it is nothing but destiny.”
  26. “Like everything else, even the heart takes its time to heal.”
  27. “Hearts do break, and we also continue to live.”
  28. “I’m not bidding goodbye to you forever, but just goodbye to the person you have hurt me the most.”
  29. I love you at my best and learned from you at your worst.”
  30. Our love story had its moments, but it’s time to construct a new plot.”
  31. “Why is it that the person who loves the most, gets hurt the most?”
  32. “I wish you were mine, but the truth is you never were mine.”
  33. “I always had a soft corner for you, but it’s time to move on.”
  34. “Breakups aren’t the end of life. They are a signal that another story is waiting for you.”
  35. “Don’t think of yourself as a weak person but consider yourself strong enough to deal with this separation.”
  36. “People come, and people leave, but we continue to live.”
  37. “Sometimes the best decision of life is the hardest decision.”
  38. “Six letters, two words, easy to say, but harder to face- Move on.”
  39. “You gave me hope and left me hopeless.”
  40. “You were the missing puzzle piece of my life, but I later realized we were part of different puzzles.”
  41. “Everything happens for a reason, even breakups.”
  42. “Today or tomorrow, one day we have to let go of a bad relationship.”
  43. “It is always better to find reasons to smile in a relationship that has ended than to feel sad about it.”
  44. “Nothing lasts forever, and neither our relationship.”
  45. “Love is unconditional, but relationships come with conditions.”
  46. “If someone wants to walk away from you, let them do so.”
  47. Heartbreaks are inevitable, but how much you wish to suffer is in your hands.”
  48. “Sometimes, the best thing to do is just let go.”
  49. “Never love something so much that you can’t let go of it.”—Ginni Rometty
  50. “Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”—The Wizard of Oz
  51. “Not every storm will disrupt your life, some arrive to clear your way for a betterment.”
  52. “Ending a relationship is better than telling lies now and then.”
  53. “I smiled when we met, but you made me cry when you left.”
  54. “This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”— Elizabeth Gilbert
  55. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.”—Lucille Ball

After-a-breakup quotes

Positive and inspiring words can ease the pain of a breakup, and that’s why we bring you the most beautiful after-breakup quotes

. Reading them can make you feel better.

  1. “Breakup teaches us to love ourselves before we love someone else.”
  2. “No relationship comes with a lifetime guarantee.”
  3. “You were lucky enough to fall in love. Some people don’t even know what it means to fall in love.”
  4. “Because you simply cannot draw these things out forever. At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid, and it hurts, but then it’s over and you’re relieved.” ― John Green
  5. “Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” — Tori Amos
  6. “Letting go means to realize that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” — Steve Maraboli
  7. “Falling in love is much easier than getting over a relationship.”
  8. “Life changes after a breakup, but what direction it takes is up to you.”
  9. “Breakup is always better than a bad relationship.”
  10. “The great courageous act that we must all do is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
  11. “You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.” — Mandy Hale
  12. “Goodbyes might be painful, but sometimes they are a necessity.”
  13. “The best love story is one you can have for yourself.”
  14. “Don’t lose yourself after a breakup but find your new self.”
  15. “Sometimes breakups are inevitable, and therefore, we must accept them.”
  16. “Breakups always present us with an opportunity to explore ourselves and become a better person.”
  17. “Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can’t let our circumstances or what others do or don’t do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.” — Joyce Meyer
  18. “Sometimes the end of a relationship is just the beginning of a new chapter.”
  19. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” — Robert Brault
  20. “Sometimes, you just have the destiny to blame for a breakup.”
  21. “Breakups always hurt but don’t let them drown you.”
  22. “The real test of your strength takes place after a breakup.”
  23. “I will continue my path, but I will keep a memory always.” — Rosie Thomas
  24. “Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.” — Nicole Sobon
  25. “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” — Daphne Rose Kingma
  26. “No matter how strong we are, breakup always hurts.”
  27. “Make sure that your separation changes you for good.”
  28. “Always find strength in your broken relationship, and breaking up would be less painful.”
  29. “Heartbreaks can be a blessing in disguise.”
  30. “Life is too short to waste time on somebody who doesn’t value your feelings.”
  31. “My heart was made to be broken, but also to heal and spread the wings of love.”
  32. “In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
  33. “Breakups happen when the relationships are fragile.”
  34. “No one ever guaranteed that love will never hurt.”
  35. “Don’t let negativity surround you after a breakup.”
  36. “A bridge can still be built while the bitter waters are flowing beneath.” — Anthony Liccione
  37. “Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.” — Criss Jami
  38. “A breakup is like an alarm to remind yourself that you need to prioritize yourself.”
  39. “You are strong enough to get over your broken relationship and survive.”
  40. “Many hearts have been broken, but people haven’t stopped falling in love.”
  41. “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together”—Marilyn Monroe
  42. “You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them … but still move on without them.” — Mandy Hale
  43. “Pain makes you stronger, fear makes you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser.” —Drake
  44. “Sometimes, I don’t know what haunts me more… The memories of you… Or the happy person I used to be.” —Ranata Suzuki
  45. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”—Guy Finley
  46. “One day they will realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones.”—Turcois Ominek
  47. “The course of true love did never run smooth.” — William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
  48. “Take a step back today, look at all those beautiful things you have.” — Rick Warren
  49. “Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.”― Steve Maraboli
  50. “Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”—Washington Irving
  51. “To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose is the next best.”—William Makepeace Thackeray
  52. “I didn’t lose you. You lost me. You’ll search for me inside of everyone you’re with, and I won’t be found.” — R.H.Sin
  53. “The hardest thing is not talking to someone you used to talk to every day.”—SumNan
  54. “Don’t cry when the sun is gone because the tears won’t let you see the stars.” — Violeta Para
  55. “No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” — Faraaz Kazi

Breakup quotes for her

Broken hearts always give you pain

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Breaking up quotes for women can serve as medicine for them after separation. Here are some of the most heart-touching breakup quotes for her to help get over the pain.

  1. “After every night, there is a morning welcoming you into a new life.”
  2. “When you choose to love yourself, you choose to get over your pains.”
  3. “Sometimes letting go is the best thing you can do to yourself.”
  4. “I loved you at your darkest moments, but you left me when I needed you.”
  5. “Girls, you have gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.” — Tori Amos
  6. “He is very dreamy, but he is not the sun. You are.” — Christina Yang, Grey’s Anatomy
  7. “You don’t have to change yourself for others to like you. Be what you are and have the right people love you.”
  8. “You can never begin the new chapter of your life if you are stuck on the old one.”
  9. “Life is all about moving on. Life is all about learning from your past.”
  10. “Love is like a butterfly-beautiful yet fragile.”
  11. “Sometimes the person you want is the one you are better without.”
  12. “Probably, I will never forget you, but I will also not forget the pain you gave me.”
    “Life has to go on- with you or without you.”
  13. “Life has to go on- with you or without you.”
  14. “Don’t doubt yourself because you were a loyal and loving partner.”
  15. “When you hit rock bottom—that is when you start building a new life.”
  16. “Don’t think you are weak because you need to be strong enough to love someone more than yourself.”
  17. “The only way of mending a broken heart is to give it time to heal.”
  18. “You have no idea how worthless you have made me feel.”
  19. “I don’t hate you, I’m just upset that you didn’t love me the way I did.”
  20. “Love is a fairytale, and breakup is a reality. Embrace them both.”
  21. “You cannot keep loving someone who doesn’t respect you.”
  22. “It is always better to end a bad relationship than suffering in it each day.”
  23. “If you throw away a diamond, it will not lose its value. Always remember how valuable you are.”
  24. “I thought our love was strong enough to overcome any barrier, but I was wrong.”
  25. “I thought you were mine forever, but the forever ended soon.”
  26. “I don’t need someone who brings me down, I need someone to lift me.”
  27. “I gave you my everything and ended up in pain.”
  28. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” —Socrates
  29. “He may not realize, but he lost a person who truly loved him, but you lost nothing.”
  30. “Goodbyes are always painful, but sometimes they are inevitable.”
  31. “You gave the best to your relationship, but it is never a one-sided affair.”
  32. “The person who was in love with you was someone else because he would never break your heart.”
  33. “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.” – Robin Sharma
  34. “You made me feel like I was hard to love, and I will never forgive you for that.”— Johnny Lauve
  35. “I was never aware of heartbreak until you broke mine.”
  36. “Now, I don’t need your love to be happy, I just need to love myself.”
  37. “I gave you all my way, but still, you walked away from me.”
  38. “Don’t live in pain because someone chose to cheat on you.”
  39. “If a relationship doesn’t have love and respect in it, it is always better to end it.”
  40. “Dragging a dead relationship has never made any sense.”
  41. “Sometimes ending a relationship is the only way to end your sufferings.”
  42. “Never love anybody that treats you like you are ordinary.”—Oscar Wilde
  43. “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”—Mark Twain
  44. “I can feel myself slowly fading from your mind.” —Hritwik Ghosh
  45. “Let it hurt. Let it bleed. Let it heal. And let it go.” — Nikita Gill
  46. “Mate, if you choose to lock your heart away, you lose it forever.” —Jack Sparrow
  47. “Don’t be sorry. I trusted you. My fault, not yours.” —Alfred Kubin
  48. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” —Dalai Lama
  49. “Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup.”—Marian Keyes
  50. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.”—Oprah

Breakup motivational and inspirational quotes

Embrace your heartbreak

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You need something encouraging to come out of your breakup, and that’s why breakup motivation quotes are so important.

  1. “There is no point hurting yourself because of someone who has put you in this situation.”
  2. “Life is beautiful and precious, and you must not waste it on someone who doesn’t deserve it.”
  3. “Remember that you deserve someone who will be terrified of losing you.”
  4. “Breakup is an opportunity to prove your breakthrough.”
  5. “In the debris of a breakup, you will collect the gem of self-discovery.”
  6. “Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” — Robert Holden
  7. “It is your life, and it is your decision whether you choose pain or moving on.”
  8. “When relationships get intoxicating, it is wise to end them.”
  9. “A relationship that does not bring you happiness must end.”
  10. “New beginnings in life sometimes look like bad endings.”
  11. “Do not try to change yourself to get loved by others. Be yourself and see how the right person chooses you.”
  12. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss
  13. “Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.” – Paulo Coelho
  14. “I need to let go of this false hope that you will change your mind and return to me someday.”
  15. “It is strange but also true that people always leave.”
  16. “Breakups give you a chance to begin again.”
  17. “Someday, you will know why it happened.”
  18. “I’m going to smile and make you think I’m happy, I’m going to laugh, so you don’t see me cry, I’m going to let you go in style, and even if it kills me – I’m going to smile.” — Lone Star
  19. “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering.” — Ben Okri
  20. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” -Rumi
  21. “There is something better waiting for you on the other side.”
  22. “Don’t give up on life because of a breakup as there is a dawn after every night.”
  23. “Pain will always make you stronger, and heartbreak will always make you wiser.”
  24. “Love is what you were born with. Fear is what you learned here.” — Marianne Williamson
  25. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling
  26. “One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.” — Romain Rolland
  27. “You can’t look back – you just have to put the past behind you and find something better in your future.” — Jodi Picoult
  28. “There is something to be learned from every heartbreak.”
  29. “You would not know your potential by the time you get over this phase.”
  30. “In the end, everything is going to be alright.”
  31. “Hearts and promises are meant to be broken.”
  32. “It’s not a matter of letting go – you would if you could. Instead of ‘let it go’ we should probably say ‘let it be.'” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
  33. “Recovery begins from the darkest moment.” — John Major
  34. “Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.” — Katherine Mansfield
  35. “Give your heart some time to heal, and it will be all fine.”
  36. “Focus on things that bring you joy. You are deserving of love and happiness, always.”
  37. “Broken hearts need to be handled with a lot of care.”
  38. “Don’t let your heart be full of pain. Fill it with memories and hopes.”
  39. “If you find love forceful, understand it’s not for you.”
  40. “Most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.”—Elle Woods
  41. “A relationship that doesn’t work will make you feel more lonely than when you were single.”
  42. “Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart do not know how to laugh either.” — Golda Meir
  43. “You cannot stop living because someone broke your heart.”
  44. “Don’t let someone else decide your fate. Get over your breakup and live your life.”
  45. “There is something to learn from every breakup.”
  46. “Every heart has the strength to get over the breakup.”
  47. “Breakups are a result of weak relationships.”
  48. Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn’t take a day, it takes lots of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self.” — Tere Arigo
  49. “Learn to accept what it is, let go of the past and have faith in the future.”
  50. “I give up tears because of you. I didn’t lose you, you lost me.”
  51. “Every time you thought you couldn’t keep moving forward, you did. Take a moment to appreciate your strength.” — Karen Salmanson
  52. “Don’t let the breakups decide your future.”
  53. “We all are strong. It is just that we don’t know our potential.”
  54. “Breakups are just a phase, and we must not let them rule our lives.”
  55. “A painful relationship should end because we all deserve to be happy.”
  56. “I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.”— Elizabeth Gilbert
  57. “Remember that rainbows come after the darkest storms.”
  58. “If you are searching for someone to change your life, look in the mirror.”
  59. “Don’t cry over someone who won’t cry for you.”
  60. “Love was never about just pleasure, but it was also about pain.”
  61. “Don’t give anyone a chance to hurt you.”
  62. “Heartbreaks happen because we make others the reason for our happiness.”
  63. “It is during our darkest moments that we get to see a silver lining.”
  64. “Stop being sad and become the coolest person.”
  65. “You can’t go back and change the beginning. But you can start where you are and change the ending.”– C.W.Lewis
  66. “Life is like riding a bicycle, you need to maintain balance and keep on moving.”
  67. “Breakups are a signal that there is a better life waiting for you.”
  68. “The colorful rainbow of love was never supposed to last forever.”
  69. “Embrace your heartbreak just like you embraced your love.”
  70. “You will not learn to love better if you don’t witness the pain of break up.”
  71. “Breaking up with someone you love is a lot of anguish, but then love and pain go hand in hand.”
  72. “When you break up with the love of your life, you find a new you.”
  73. “Always look at the brighter side of breaking up, and you will never be sad.”
  74. “Breakups have a reason, and we must accept it.”
  75. “Embrace your pain, learn from it, and fuel up your journey of love.”
  76. “If you can’t save your relationship, at least save your pride and respect.”
  77. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
  78. “The one who broke up with you doesn’t deserve your tears.”
  79. “Heartbroken? Channel your sorrow to become worthy of love. The world will be yours.”—Tapan Ghosh.
  80. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”—M. Kathleen Casey
  81. “Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make your tomorrow.”—L. Ron Hubbard
  82. “Just because a relationship ends, it does not mean it’s not worth having.”—Sarah Mlynowski
  83. “You can only move on it you accept that it is gone.”—The Goddess Rebellion
  84. “Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.”—Drake
  85. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
  86. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln
  87. “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”—Denis Waitley
  88. “Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier.”—Katernia Stoykova Klemer
  89. “When someone leaves, it is because someone else is about to arrive.”—Paulo Coelho
  90. “You can only move on if you accept that it is gone.” — The Goddess Rebellion
  91. “Every day is a new day, and you will never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.”—Carrie Underwood

Short quotes about breakup

Life moves on, breakup quotes

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We bring you short but moving relationship quotes on break up that will help you come out of your grief.

  1. “Breakups are not just painful, but they are also great lessons.”
  2. “Remember, you were whole before them, and you will be whole after them. You are complete all on your own.”
  3. “You break up only with those who don’t want to be a part of your life.”
  4. “The one who broke your heart does not deserve you.”
  5. “In the end, I had to choose myself over us.”
  6. “I have decided to release you and the pain from my life.”
  7. “You were the most beautiful mistake that I had made.”
  8. “You cannot force someone to be with you.”
  9. “Those who love you will never hurt you.”
  10. “Sometimes goodbyes are the best way to have a new beginning.”
  11. “I cannot sacrifice myself at the cost of loving you.”
  12. “You were my yesterday and now, I’m moving towards my bright future.”
  13. “I can no longer pretend that it’s working.”
  14. “If you can fall in love once, it can happen again.”
  15. “Not all relationships are meant to work.”
  16. “Don’t put yourself through all the misery for someone who did not even love you.”
  17. “We often destroy ourselves for those who are the reason for our destruction.”
  18. “A broken heart gives way to an open heart.”
  19. “You can’t keep anyone who doesn’t want to be kept.”
  20. “Life has to go on even after the hardest goodbyes.”
  21. “We must learn to value our life because that is the most precious thing we have.”
  22. “You must learn to live for those who are with you and not for those who left you.”
  23. “Life is all about moving on, and that is how one should live it.”
  24. “Don’t let a breakup decide your future.”
  25. “Our love story has reached its conclusion.”
  26. “Some things break your heart but fix your life.”
  27. “Don’t stick to a mistake just because you were there for too long.”
  28. “Always use your brain over your heart, and you will never get hurt.”
  29. “Breakups happen when the relationships are fragile.”
  30. “No one ever guaranteed that love will never hurt.”
  31. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” — Rhett Butler, Gone With the Wind
  32. “I will always cherish the misconceptions I had about you.”
  33. “Being with you was like being alone.”
  34. “Don’t let negativity surround you after a breakup.”
  35. “You are strong enough to get over your broken relationship and survive.”
  36. “Many hearts have been broken, but people haven’t stopped falling in love.”
  37. “Pain keeps you humble, and breakups teach you the value of love.”
  38. “Heartbreak is the price we pay when we are in love with the wrong one.”
  39. “There is no love without sorrow.”- Paulo Coelho
  40. “There are far better things that we have left behind.”
  41. “Stop looking for love in the same place where you had lost it.”
  42. “Sharp is the arrow of a broken heart.”—Cassandra Clare
  43. “Life moves on. And so should we.”—Spencer Johnson
  44. “Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of your past.”—Dan Brown
  45. “Don’t wait. If it is not right, move on.”—Andy Lau
  46. “It’s time to put me first and let you go.”

Illustration: Motivational Breakup Quotes To Help Ease The Pain

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the purpose of breakup quotes?

Breakup quotes serve as a subtle and expressive way to communicate how one feels after breaking up with a loved one. They can also be a great way to express how desolate you are and let go of feelings of loneliness and desperation.

2. How can breakup quotes help someone heal after a breakup?

Breakup quotes can help individuals to convey their emotions and let go of negative feelings. However, they cannot heal a person on their own. To heal after a breakup, one needs to make peace with their past and focus on their life, family, ambitions, and goals.

3. How can I use breakup quotes to express my feelings?

The pain of a breakup can be so overwhelming that you may not be able to articulate it in words. That is when you can use breakup quotes that accurately capture your feelings. Sharing them on social media, jotting them down in a journal, or discussing them with trusted friends can serve as a means to process and express your emotions.

4. Can I use breakup quotes in social media posts or text messages?

Sharing breakup quotes can be used in social media posts or text messages can help effectively communicate your feelings, create a sense of connection, and allow you to share your experiences with others. However, do it only if you’re comfortable sharing your personal life with your online contacts.

5. How can I use breakup quotes to support a friend going through a breakup?

You can use breakup quotes to support a friend by sharing them with empathy and understanding. Choose quotes that align with their emotions, provide comfort and encouragement, and remind them that they are not alone.

6. Can reading breakup quotes be a form of therapy?

Yes, reading breakup quotes can be a form of therapy for some individuals. By offering validation, comfort, and a sense of connection, these quotes can help individuals process their emotions, find solace, and gain personal insights during the healing process.

Breakups are painful, but they aren’t the end of the road. So beat the breakup blues with these motivational and heart-touching breakup quotes. These simple yet meaningful quotes will soothe your despair and offer you the strength to overcome the emotional turmoil. In addition, they will encourage you to love yourself and inspire you to move on. Remember, separation from the one you love is never easy, but hovering over broken relationships will do you no good. So gather all the courage you have and keep walking to find the right one for you!

Infographic: Some More Breakup Quotes For You

We understand that going through a breakup is a hard time for everyone. But being able to go through quotes or sayings that talk about the same feeling that you are going through might help you come to terms with the situation. The following infographic is the perfect recharge for you. So, take care of yourself and continue reading.

recharge with these breakup quotes (infographic)

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Jessica Jefferson is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified perinatal mental health professional who is trained to help clients suffering from mental health disorders like anxiety and depression. She graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Miami, a Masters in Psychology in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Masters in Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University.

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