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Stop Settling, Because You Deserve Consciousness-Altering Love

You deserve to be taken on a real date. You deserve butterflies in your stomach. You deserve a real thing. A real man. 
Holly Riordan
December 27, 2016
“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, The Single Woman
Tagged: Love, Hope, Dreams, Waiting
“Maybe that's what love was, finding the person who brings out the best in you and eliminates the worst.”
— Diana Holquist, Make Me A Match
Tagged: Love, Better Person, Improvement
“Don't ignore the love you DO have in your life by focusing on the love you DON'T.”
— Mandy Hale, The Single Woman
Tagged: Love, thankful, Perspective
“I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that. I am better than that... Goodbye.”
— Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Tagged: Love, Respect, Commitment
“I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.”
— Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Tagged: Relationships, Dating, Happiness
“I'm guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I'm done, I'm done.”
— Turcois Ominek, Masquerade: A Collection of Thoughts Affected by Love
Tagged: chances, Love, Relationships
“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, You Deserve Better Than Him(And I Think Deep Down You Know That)
Tagged: Love, Hearts, Dating
“I’ll never tell you how to live your life, but I think you know deep down that you’re better than him and I hate to see you settling for a mediocre life instead of a life that is filled with pure bliss and happiness.”
— Becca Martin, You Deserve Better Than Him(And I Think Deep Down You Know That)
Tagged: Love, Happiness, Settling
“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, You Deserve Better Than Him(And I Think Deep Down You Know That)
Tagged: Love, Happiness, Settling
“We have got to let these toxic people go.

They’re only bringing us down.”
— Maggie Thiessen, You Do Deserve Better, Really
Tagged: Toxic, Let Go, Breakups
“We should not give away a moment to anyone who does not deserve it.”
— Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming
Tagged: Dating, Standards, Time
“Make the most of what you have and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve.”
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Tagged: Standards, Settling, Relationships
“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, If He Had Been with Me
Tagged: Sadness, Misery, emotions
“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, Angel of Love
Tagged: Chasing, Appreciation, Patience
“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, 437 Words To Remind You That You Deserve Better
Tagged: broken, Respect, Self-Care
“You are worthy of everything you want from your significant other.”
— Nataliia Totka, 437 Words To Remind You That You Deserve Better
Tagged: Worthy, deserving, Relationships
“You deserve to be taken on a real date. You deserve butterflies in your stomach. You deserve a real thing. A real man. A man who knows how to treat you right.”
— Nataliia Totka, 437 Words To Remind You That You Deserve Better
Tagged: deserving, dates, Men
“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, The Single Woman
Tagged: Independent, Women, Dating
“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, Viola In
Tagged: Settling, Standards, Men
“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, To The Girl Who Deserves Better(From A Man, With Love)
Tagged: deserving, Breakups, Loss
“He’s not worth your tears, the 3 a.m. thoughts, hell he doesn’t deserve a place in your palace.”
— Arvin Faustino, To The Girl Who Deserves Better(From A Man, With Love)
Tagged: Breakups, Tears, Exes
“The right guy will come along and prove to you why he not only deserves a chapter in your book, he deserves to be the title.”
— Arvin Faustino, To The Girl Who Deserves Better(From A Man, With Love)
Tagged: True Love, Permanent, forever person
“I can’t think of a single, solitary human I know that is unlovable.”
— Will Penney, Yes Idiot, Even You Are Worthy Of Love
Tagged: Unlovable, humans, deserving
“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, Yes Idiot, Even You Are Worthy Of Love
Tagged: deserving, Love, humans
“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, Orlando: A Biography
Tagged: Dating, Respect, Love
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
— Confucius, The Sayings of Confucius
Tagged: Respect, Love, Dating
“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, Tiger's Quest(Book 2 in the Tiger's Curse Series)
Tagged: deserving, Men, Chasing
“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 deserve more than a text. We all do.”
— Holly Riordan, You Deserve More Than A Text Message
Tagged: Relationship, Texting, deserving
“Love shouldn’t make you question yourself. And you deserve to know that. You deserve a chance to find that out.”
— Ari Eastman, You Deserve A Love You Don’t Have To Question
Tagged: deserving, Love, Dating
“When it’s right, you won’t be swimming in doubts. You won’t be consumed with what-ifs when you try to fall asleep at night. You won’t worry about expiration dates or if you should plan trips together. Everything won’t feel so unclear.”
— Ari Eastman, You Deserve A Love You Don’t Have To Question
Tagged: Doubts, Confusion, mixed signals