117 Quotes about not being Good enough for Someone You Love

Ever feel like you’re trying so hard, but that special someone just doesn’t see it? That sting can hurt worse than stepping on a Lego in the dark!

When someone you love makes you feel “not good enough,” Don’t blame yourself for things not working out the way you wanted. Instead, be happy because you gave all your best.

The quotes about not being good enough for someone you love are like band-aids for your heart. They help cover the hurt while you heal. They remind you that being rejected doesn’t mean being broken — it means being freed up for something better!

I understand how difficult it may be to give someone your heart and hope they are careful with it. All I can do is offer you my heart and trust that you will not break it. 

If you are in a similar scenario, here are some quotes about not being good enough for someone you love.

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Quotes about not being Good enough for Someone You Love

1. “I may not be good enough for her, but I was gonna damn well try my hardest to become worthy.” — Abbi Glines

2. “I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I’ve made some bad choices.” — Amy Grant

3. “I guess I’m just not good enough for anyone. I can’t make anyone stay. I’m not even good enough for an explanation.”

4. “I keep searching your eyes for reassurance but only find reflections of my own doubt.”

5. “The hardest lesson was learning that sometimes loving someone completely doesn’t make you enough for them.”

6. “Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. You’re good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it.” — Gerard Way

7. “I wonder if anyone can truly be ‘enough’ for someone who is always looking for more.”

8. “Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for.” — Roy T. Bennett

9. “There are times in your life when you realize that no matter what you do for some people, it will never be good enough.”

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10. “Sometimes things go wrong, even when you’re doing your best. That just shows that none of us are perfect. So I keep trying with all of my heart, and if that’s not good enough, I’m not going to hang my head.” — Luis Tiant

11. “Nothing will knock you down quicker than offering the best of yourself to someone and it still not being good enough.” — M.W Poetry

12. “I wonder how many parts of myself I need to shed before I feel like I deserve you.”

13. “There are some people that will never see you as being good enough. That is their short-coming not yours, be merciful enough to yourself and cut them out of your life.”

14. “Maybe someday I’ll find someone who doesn’t make me feel like I’m constantly falling short of some invisible standard.”

15. “You have people come into your life shockingly and surprisingly. You have losses that you never thought you’d experience. You have rejection and you have learn how to deal with that and how to get up the next day and go on with it.” — Taylor Swift

16. “I keep trying to become the person in your dreams while losing sight of who I am in mine.”

17. “I’m so in love with you but I’m getting used to the fact I’m never going to be good enough.”

18. “I wonder if you know how it feels to constantly second-guess your worth in someone else’s story.”

19. “I built my worth on the shaky foundation of your approval, and now I’m crumbling.”

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20. “I wonder if you know how much strength it takes to love someone who makes you feel small.”

21. “She questioned her own beauty because of him he left scars on her self-esteem…” — R. H. Sin

22. “The most painful words were never spoken: they lived in your eyes when you looked at me and found me wanting.”

23. “Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying.” — Kevin Feige

24. “I keep trying to fill a space in your heart that wasn’t shaped for someone like me.”

25. “You do not need to pay attention to those voices within you that create pain or make you feel less competent, smart, or able.” — Sanaya Roman

26. “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” — Bronnie Ware

27. “Sometimes I catch you looking at me, and I can see you measuring the distance between who I am and who you wished I would be.”

28. “Anyone else ever feels like Cinderella? No, not the happily ever after part… doing everything for everyone and not being good enough part.”

29. “The space between your dreams and my reality is where my insecurities have built their home.”

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30. “It’s not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we’re not good enough—that we must live up to someone else’s standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.” — Elle Macpherson

31. “I’ve become fluent in the language of almosts—almost good enough, almost what you wanted, almost worthy.”

32. “You are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” — Maya Angelou

33. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” — Bernard M. Baruch

34. “I’ve become an expert at reading between the lines of your silence for all the ways I don’t measure up.”

35. “Everywhere I look, someone is telling me, ‘You’re not good enough,’ or, ‘You can’t do this or that.’ You can only hear that so many times before enough is enough.” — Baker Mayfield

36. “Acceptance, under someone else’s terms, is worse than rejection.” — Mary Cassatt

37. “The hardest part isn’t loving you—it’s believing I deserve your love in return.”

38. “I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something’s not good enough, and I won’t stop until I feel like I’ve made it. I’m never satisfied.” — J. Cole

39. “It’s not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we’re not good enough, that we must live up to someone else’s standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.” — Elle Macpherson

40. “Do not ask for permission. Don’t care about what others think, or that you have to ask anyone anything to do what you want. Do not explain yourself. Burn your own blazing path and discard all those who weigh you down.”

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41. “And if you don’t like me, as I do you; I understand. Because who would really choose a daisy, in a field of roses?”

42. “I’m trapped between wanting to be enough for you and needing to be enough for myself.”

43. “The gap between your expectations and my capabilities has become the home where my insecurities live.”

44. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” — Brené Brown

45. “I’ve become a collector of my own shortcomings, cataloging each one you’ve noticed before I did.”

46. “You may never be good enough for some people, but you will always be the best for those who deserve you.” — Anonymous

47. “Some days I wonder if you love me or the potential you see in me.”

48. “You are enough, just as you are. Each emotion you feel, everything in your life, everything you do or do not do… where you are and who you are right now is enough. It is perfect. You are perfect enough.” — Melanie Jade

49. “The more you care about what others think of you, the more you will feel like an image created for their enjoyment. You are real and you are yourself, so stop caring and live.”

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50. “There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.” — Rachel Platten

51. “Critics can be your most important friend. I don’t read criticism of my stuff only because when it’s bad, it’s rough-and when it’s good, it’s not good enough.” — Kevin Bacon

52. “Maybe in another lifetime, I’ll be the person you truly deserve.”

53. “The more you care about what others think of you, the more you will feel like an image created for their enjoyment. You are real and you are yourself, so stop caring and live.”

54. “I fear my love for you is the only extraordinary thing about me.”

55. “I’ve memorized the expression on your face when I disappoint you; it haunts me even in my dreams.”

56. “Don’t ever say you’re not good enough. If that person can’t see how amazing you are, then they’re the one who’s not good enough for you.”

57. “There’s a certain kind of exhaustion that comes from constantly trying to prove your worth to someone who should already see it.”

58. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay

59. “I keep waiting for the day you’ll realize you settled for less than you wanted.”

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60. “Your path is your path. Don’t compare it to others. Everyone’s timeline, obstacles, and triumphs are different.” — Jon Gordon

61. “The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.” — Virginia Woolf

62. “I spent years trying to become your perfect person before realizing I was losing myself in the process.”

63. “Sometimes things go wrong, even when you’re doing your best. That just shows that none of us are perfect. So I keep trying with all of my heart, and if that’s not good enough, I’m not going to hang my head.” — Luis Tiant

64. “My heart breaks a little each time I catch you looking at someone who embodies everything I’m not.”

65. “If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.” — Vironika Tugaleva

66. “In your shadow, I became smaller than I ever thought possible.”

67. “You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.” — Gordon B. Hinckley

68. “The most painful kind of loneliness is feeling inadequate while sitting right beside someone you love.”

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69. “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” — Edward Everett Hale

70. “Today I realized you don’t care anymore. And then I realized, you probably never did anyway. And the saddest part of it all is that you made me believe you did.”

71. “Perhaps the greatest act of love is recognizing when holding on to someone means watching them slowly stop loving themselves.”

72. “Sweetheart, the right guy will make you a priority. If you find yourself feeling like you’re not good enough, it’s because he’s not good enough.” — Steve Maraboli

73. “The distance between who I am and who I think you deserve feels like an ocean I can’t swim across.”

74. “When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” — Jodi Picoult

75. “I’m not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love.” — Lisa Kleypas

76. “You’re trying to escape from your difficulties, and there never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.” — Enid Blyton

77. “Don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.” — Aslan

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78. “I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.” — Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

79. “Sometimes you might feel like you’re not good enough or unique enough, but everyone is! Everyone has different personalities.” — Astrid S

80. “I’m so in love with you but I’m getting used to the fact that I’ll never be good enough for you.”  —  Anonymous

81. “Models are some of the most insecure people I’ve ever met. They’re constantly being told they’re not good enough. You’ve really got to practice loving yourself.” — Miranda Kerr

82. “Your silence speaks volumes about how I measure up in your eyes.”

83. “Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.” — Anthony Trollope

84. “The weight of not being your ideal has bent my shoulders but not yet broken my spirit.”

85. “Do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.” — St. Frances de Sales

86. “I’ve learned that love can be both a mirror and a magnifying glass for all the ways we feel insufficient.”

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87. “The worst thing about that kind of prejudice… is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough.” — Nina Simone

88. “Each time you look past me, I feel myself becoming more transparent, less real.”

89. “Every time I looked in the mirror, it was like, ‘You’re not good enough.’ ‘There’s always someone more popular.'” — Brian Welch

90. “Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” — Zoe Kravitz

91. “I keep trying to grow into someone worthy of your admiration, but some roots are too deep to change.”

92. “Rejection doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough; it means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer.” — Mark Amend

93. “I’ve become a collector of moments when your eyes searched the room for someone more interesting.”

94. “All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream.” — Patti LaBelle

95. “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful. I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” — Warsan Shire

96. “I keep trying to write myself into your perfect ending, only to find my character doesn’t belong in that story.”

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97. “Take rejection as an eye-opener. Take it as something that pushes you and makes you do things better.” — Amit Sadh

98. “Somebody out there probably thinks you’re the greatest thing in the whole world. Don’t ever think you’re not good enough.” — John David Anderson

99. “I’ve learned that sometimes the person you would do anything for requires the one thing you cannot give—being someone else.”

100. “Don’t live for others, live for yourself, because others will not always be there, but you will be you for the rest of your life.” — Jesus Coca

101. “The moment you feel like you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment to absolutely and utterly walk away.” — Alysia Harris

102. “I keep polishing the rough edges of who I am, never quite making myself smooth enough for your touch.”

103. “Rejection, though–it could make the loss of someone you weren’t even that crazy about feel gut wrenching and world ending.” — Deb Caletti

104. “True love shouldn’t feel like constantly auditioning for a role you’ve already been given.”

105. “I believe that rejection is a blessingbecause it’s the universe’s way of telling you that there’s something better out there.” — Michelle Phan

106. “I wonder if you know how it feels to be someone’s compromise rather than their choice.”

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107. “There’s not one human being on the planet earth who has never felt, at some point, unaccepted. At some point in our lives, we feel like we’re not good enough, but we have to step back and realize that we are.” — Jussie Smollett

108. “I’ve become an expert at measuring the distance between your expectations and my capabilities.”

109. “Realize that everyone that you think is perfect feels like they’re not good enough, too.” —Alessia Cara

110. “I write books for the little girl in the adult woman who some man told she was not good enough.” — Crystal Evans

111. “The weight of almost being enough is heavier than clearly not being right at all.”

112. “Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.” — Brené Brown

113. “I keep trying to solve the equation of your happiness, only to find I’m the variable that doesn’t belong.”

114. “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” — Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

115. “As I began to love myself, I found that anguish and emotional suffering were only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.” — Charlie Chaplin

116. “Your love feels like a gift I’m constantly afraid will be taken back once you notice the fine print of who I really am.”

117. “The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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