The Modern Break-Up Quotes

“I think you can tell more about a person’s character by how they act when things aren’t going well. It’s easy to stick around when things are great, but commitment and loyalty are truly tested during hardship.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Closure comes from knowing ourselves, knowing our worth, and finally realizing what we deserve. It’s seeing the other person for who they really are, not who we’ve made them to be in our head. I don’t think he really knows why he acts the way he does. I don’t think he truly knows himself. If anything, your closure right now is knowing how confused he is. You want a man, not a little boy,”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“You know, to love the wrong person or to be obsessed with someone can be like a drug. Having a bit of it feels good at the time, but it’s not good for you. They say if addicts just get over the hurdle with no drugs, they won’t want it anymore. It’s the same as this. You gotta cut the snake off at the head. Having absolutely no contact is the best thing for you. You really need to give it time to fade,”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Being present with someone can change a lot,” I said.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Stop torturing yourself,” she said. “You’re trying to find any way to understand what happened, but you can’t. You don’t understand him because he doesn’t understand himself. If he did, it would be clearer to you. There is nothing wrong with you. It’s all in your head. Anyway, you shouldn’t have to be someone else to suit anybody. You are who you are, and you don’t give that up for anyone,”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“We live in a fast-moving world now, a higher-stimulating one. People are taught that freedom and independence are a greater solution for fulfillment. That remains in the back of our minds and surfaces when things aren’t running smoothly in our relationships with others. So often, people don’t look at how a relationship will add to their life but rather what it’s going to take away. This is the generation where we do what we want, when we want to do it. We hate having our actions questioned, and we definitely don’t want to feel like we’re living in someone else’s shadow.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Call me a dreamer, call me an idiot, but I won’t give up on the hope that one day a true, lasting relationship will meet me halfway.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“We’re so disposable, so replaceable. The fight to make a relationship work seems to be rarer with each generation.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“A lot of people are mentally ‘not all there.’ They’ve been hurt; they’re insecure and scared to be themselves. They don’t want to let people in. We’ve all created this vicious circle of everyone fucking over everyone. We’re all making each other vulnerable. We’re all scared to look too interested. We don’t want to scare people off, but by tiptoeing around, we aren’t being ourselves, and that’s always a recipe for disaster. Then again, sometimes I feel like we’re all hypocrites in the dating world.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“From this day forward, my freedom lies in knowing I have choices in my life, and I’m the one who makes them. My life is mine; it’s what I choose for it, it’s who I choose to have a part of it. And knowing I have that power over my life makes me smile. I feel freer. I feel alive again.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“I have made mistakes and definitely dated them, but it’s all a part of my life; it’s all a part of my story.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“You know, that impact where you constantly excuse them for replying to your text a day later or forgive them for not replying at all.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Sometimes, where pure light is perceived, darkness lingers.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“Closure comes from knowing ourselves, knowing our worth, and finally realizing what we deserve. It’s seeing the other person for who they really are, not who we’ve made them to be in our head.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“We have this overwhelming desire to feel wanted, to feel accepted.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“The more I speak to people about my situation, the more I see how common it is. We’re all confused. It’s like, historically, we’re at a standstill when it comes to relationships. We don’t know which way to go or how to act.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“We’ve all created this vicious circle of everyone fucking over everyone. We’re all making each other vulnerable. We’re all scared to look too interested. We don’t want to scare people off, but by tiptoeing around, we aren’t being ourselves, and that’s always a recipe for disaster.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up

“That guy I told you I met at Loren’s birthday. Seriously, he’s so annoying. I’m trying to be nice and let him down gently because we have mutual friends, but he won’t take the hint. I’m on the verge of saying something really mean,”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Modern Break-Up