45 Quotes on Disrespect in a Relationship

You can find disrespect all around you nowadays – and relationships aren’t immune to it either.

Toxic and negative attitude comes in different shapes and sizes and should never be tolerated, under any circumstances.

Sometimes it takes time to establish yourself as someone who won’t allow being disrespected, even if it’s presented as casual banter. Remember that when people try to pass off something as “a joke”, they often have ulterior motives in mind and aren’t simply joking around.

Dealing with toxic people can be tough, especially if they turn out to be the ones close to your heart.

Setting up boundaries and limitations to how far you can be pushed is a good place to start. For this to happen, you need to have a good understanding of what is okay and what is certainly not for you.

When you figure that out, communicate your terms with your partner. If they don’t understand where you’re coming from, don’t take you seriously, and continue the disrespectful behavior, there is a clear way out of this situation.

I hope the following quotes do a good job of lifting your spirits up and helping you to see your own worth. I know that sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint disrespect as such, but be alert as to behaviors that make you feel uncomfortable. You are worthy of having your own personal boundaries and people should respect them, especially if they are a part of your social circle.

Quotes on Disrespect in a Relationship

1. “Every successful relationship is built not only with love but also with respect and trust.”

2. “A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being.”

3. “Don’t expect others to respect you if you can’t even respect yourself. Respect starts with you.”

4. “I am not forcing you to love me; all I want is to get even a little respect from you.”

6. “I and my partner are totally opposite of each other. What makes our relationship lasts is that we respect our differences.”

7. “I lose not only my confidence but also my self-respect.”

8. “I tell you, it feels awful to be rejected but even worse to be disrespected.”

9. “It is better to be respected than to be loved. Respect lasts longer than any other.”

10. “It is every man’s responsibility to respect every girl. And please girls, behave accordingly.”

11. “Respect together with trust is the key component of a happy and long life.”

12. “Poisonous relationships cloud your vision. I wasted a lot of time adjusting my boundaries and justifying disrespect when it would have been so much easier (and a lot less painful) to simply adjust my life to their absence.” ― Steve Maraboli.

13. “When I look at a person, I see a person – not a rank, not a class, not a title.” ― Criss Jami

14. “If you do not respect your wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.” 

15. “You can choose to disrespect me but I will not give you permission to hurt my spirit.” ― LailahGifty Akita.

16. “Love is not a reason to tolerate disrespect.”

17. “There can be disagreement without disrespect.”

18. “Disrespect is the weapon of the weak.” – Alice Miller

19. “Don’t let someone get comfortable with disrespecting you.”

20. “Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.”

21. “Respect depicts acceptance while disrespect is rejection.” – Fawad Afzal Khan

22. “There’s not enough time to be disrespecting… Life is too short.” – Mary J. Blige

23. “Respect at the cost of others is disrespect in effect.” – Muhammad Tariq Majeed

24. “In the end, those who demean others only disrespect themselves.” – D.B. Harrop

25. “Distance yourself from people who: Lie to you. Disrespect you. Use you. Put you down.”

26. “One of the best response to disrespect toward yourself is indifference.” – Maxime Lagacé

27. “Those who disrespect you with their mouth don’t deserve your ear.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones

28. “It is certainly impossible to lose respect if you lose out of some stupid discussions.”― Michael Bassey Johnson

29. “Show respect even to people who don’t deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but a reflection of yours.”

30. “Don’t let people disrespect you. My mom says don’t open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.” – Cuba Gooding Jr

31. “If people respect you respect them back, if they disrespect you respect them back. They represent their ideology you represent yours.”

32. “When you tolerate disrespectful people you disrespect yourself.”― Wayne Gerard Trotman

33. “Being critical isn’t the same as being disrespectful.”― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

34. “Disrespect prevents love from growing.”― Anoir Ou-Chad

35. “You cannot respect someone but disrespect their time.”― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

36. “If you want feel respected by her, do not disrespect her feelings.”― Gift Gugu Mona

37. “If life has taught me anything it’s that when you hear “with all due respect”, somebody’s about to get disrespected.”― Nitya Prakash

38. “Keep your mind off when you feel disrespected by someone who is not even close to your worth.”― Jordan Hoechlin

39. “Disrespecting yourself can be harmful to your future self.”― Angel Moreira

40. “It’s better to be alone and keep your dignity than to be in a relationship where you always sacrifice your self respect.”― Auliq Ice

41. “No woman deserves to be disrespected; to be beaten up, to be called bitches or sluts. Assaulted or insulted. Even if she’s a hooker.”― Imam Shah

42. “I never tolerate disrespect or betrayal”― S.R. Crawford, Bloodstained Betrayal

43. “Pity, I knew, was just disrespect wrapped in kindness. I had to address it early, or it would grow unwieldy in time.”― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

44. You can have a vast difference of opinion with someone but that never justifies disrespect.”― Zelda la Grange, Good Morning, Mr Mandela

45. “Sometimes it’s not always straightforward, but it’s not always confusing either. You just have to respect a person’s decisions without disrespecting them.”― Temitayo Olami

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