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100 Emotional Husband Hurting Wife Quotes To Comfort You

100 Emotional Husband Hurting Wife Quotes To Comfort You

If your husband has stopped caring about you and he’s ignorant and treats you in a way that makes you unhappy, then these inspirational husband hurting wife quotes are just what you need!

Best Husband Hurting Wife Quotes

1. “There is nothing lonelier than being in a marriage and feeling unseen by your husband. You feel like a ghost in your own home.” ― Barrie Davenport

There is nothing lonelier than being in a marriage and feeling unseen by your husband

2. “I used to think that the worst feeling in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.” ― Robin Williams

3. “Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.” ― Joel Osteen

4. “You married him because he promised to love, honor, and cherish you. When all of those promises are broken time and again, you are left with a broken heart.” ― Barrie Davenport

5. “Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don’t.” ― Stephen King

Hearts can break.

6. “Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you.” ― Haruki Murakami

7. “Something my dad says…He says you end up marrying the one you don’t understand. Then you spend the rest of your life trying.” ― Fredrik Backman

8. “Having your heart broken by the one you love the most can be like a thousand paper cuts or one massive and decisive blow. Either way, the pain is profound.” ― Barrie Davenport

9. “Someday you’re gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You’ll see that you were in mourning, and your heart was broken, but your life was changing.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert

10. “There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream – whatever that dream might be.” ― Pearl S. Buck

There are many ways of breaking a heart.

Husband Neglects Wife Quotes

Your husband might say or do things that hurt you deeply. He might also not say or do anything, and that can make your heart break even more. By neglecting you, he only proves that he’s taking you for granted.

But, you’re not alone. Many of us have dealt with being neglected. Here are some husband hurting wife quotes to give you at least some consolation of knowing that you are not alone in your suffering.

1. “It would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored.” ― David Levithan

t would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored

2. “What kills love? Only this: neglect.” ― Jeanette Winterson

3. “The demise of marriages begins with a growing absence of responsive intimate interactions. The conflict comes later.” ― Sue Johnson

4. “The loneliest thing in the world is lying awake beside someone asleep.” ― Rebecca Makkai

5. “You’re ignoring me so loud that it’s deafening. This silence is so deep that it’s echoing.” ― Anna Jae

You’re ignoring me so loud that it’s deafening

6. “Really, what is more important in a man’s life than his wife? His work? His kids? His hobbies? If you’re not number one in your husband’s life, your soul will begin to wither and fade away.” ― Barrie Davenport

7. “If your husband neglects you, he doesn’t deserve you.” ― Unknown

8. “Nothing hurts more than being ignored, replaced, forgotten, or lied to.” ― Unknown

9. “Ignoring your partner’s needs and expecting a happy relationship, is like ignoring your plants needing water and still expecting a beautiful garden.” ― Unknown

10. “Even the most intense feelings cease when neglected and taken for granted.” ― Anupama Garg

Even the most intense feelings cease when neglected and taken for granted

11. “While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored.” ― Viet Thanh Nguyen

12. “Being ignored by the person you love is hard. But what hurts the most is how they make it look so easy.” ― Unknown

13. “My husband neglects me and thinks I’ll always be here waiting. He has no idea the storm that is about to break over his life. I’m tired of begging him to make me a priority.” ― Unknown

14. “When your husband ignores you, no matter if it’s all the time or just after arguments, he is trying to avoid and run away from a problem instead of dealing with it and solving it.” ― Lisa Penn

15. “If you’re being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.” ― Lykke Li

If you’re being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery

16. “Never neglect the people who are most important to you simply because you think they will always be there. Because one morning you might wake up and realize you lost the moon while counting the stars.” ― Unknown

17. “Ignoring is a passive-aggressive way of dealing with a chronic relationship problem. When your husband ignores you, no matter if it’s all the time or just after arguments, he is trying to avoid and run away from a problem instead of dealing with it and solving it.” ― Lisa Penn

18. “The worst thing a guy could do for a girl is to ignore her while she’s loving you with all her heart.” ― Liam Payne

19. “What’s worse than being hated is being ignored, because it’s like you don’t exist at all and your presence is nothing.” ― Anurag Prakash Ray

20. “Neglect cannot exist with love in a marriage. If you’re neglected and taken for granted, you’re not loved.” ― Barrie Davenport

Neglect cannot exist with love in a marriage.

See also: 150 Best Love Failure Quotes For All The Heart-Broken Souls

Wife Being Hurt By Husband Quotes

It’s hard to express how painful it is when your husband hurts your feelings. If you are going through a struggling marriage ahd have been hurt by your husband many times, you might relate to these love quotes.

1. “A husband who hurts does not need a wife who submits to it. He needs his mother and a father to teach him better. That is where change should begin.” ― Unknown

A husband who hurts does not need a wife who submits to it.

2. “I don’t think he knows how much he hurts me sometimes…” ― Unknown

3. “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” ― Steve Maraboli

4. “If you’re turning yourself into a pretzel to win his love and attention, you’ve already diminished yourself. You’ve already lost whatever love he said he had for you.” ― Unknown

5. “If your husband is hurting you, but you’re unable to fix it, have faith in God. God always has a plan for you. Believe in him to show the light.” ― Unknown

If your husband is hurting you, but you’re unable to fix it, have faith in God

6. “The worst feeling in the world is being hurt by someone you love.” ― Unknown

7. “You hurt me more than what I deserve because I love you more than what you deserve.” ― Unknown

8. “I’m sad, hurt, angry, mad, and disappointed, but you know what? I’ll put on a smile and move on, it will hurt, but I will survive.” ― Unknown

9. “No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” ― Faraaz Kazi

10. “Everyone will get hurt by someone. Getting hurt is a part of life. Expect to get hurt, but don’t change into someone you’re not because of it.” ― Sonya Parker

11. “The problem is you still don’t think that you did anything to hurt me.” ― Unknown

12. “Hurting someone who really loves you is as easy as throwing a stone in a lake, but you never really know how deep the stone goes once it hits the water. Take care to remember that each stone thrown could be a ripple of hurt or a tidal wave of devastation.” ― Unknown

13. “The shattering of a heart being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” ― Carroll Bryant

14. “Nothing hurts more than realizing he meant everything to you and you meant nothing to him.” ― Unknown

15. “It hurts the most when the person who made you feel so special yesterday makes you feel so unwanted today.” ― Unknown

It hurts the most when the person who made you feel so special yesterday makes you feel so unwanted today

16. “One day, I hope you look back at what we had and regret every single thing you did to let it end.” ― Unknown

17. “Whenever a husband battles within himself, it’s his wife who feels the force of the war.” ― Unknown

18. “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the one person who you thought would never hurt you.” ― Unknown

19. “I will never regret you or say I wish I’d never met you. Because once upon a time you were exactly what I needed.” ― Bob Marley

20. “It hurts like hell when your husband doesn’t treat you right. What hurts, even more, is when they act like they don’t even know what they have been doing.” ― Unknown

It hurts like hell when your husband doesn’t treat you right

21. “Never make a good woman hurt too many times… At some point the pain you cause her will permanently damage her and she will no longer see a future with you or look at you the same.” ― Unknown

22. “Every heart has pain. Only the way of expressing it is different. Fools hide it in eyes, while the brilliant hide it in their smile.” ― Unknown

23. “Marriage has its ups and downs. But no ups and downs can justify a husband hurting his wife. Don’t let them cover a toxic relationship that’s killing you from inside.” ― Unknown

See also: 120 Final Goodbye Toxic Relationship Quotes To Let It Go

24. “When a girl gives up, it’s not because she doesn’t love you, but because she’s tired of getting hurt and feels like you’ll never care.” ― Unknown

25. “Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain.” ― Unknown

Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain.

26. “A real man never hurts a woman. Be very careful when you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man’s rib, not from his feet to be walked on, and not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.” ― Unknown

27. “Dear Husband, don’t hurt your wife. She loves you dearly. Don’t think her silence is submission. Her silence is a painful protest to keep you in her life no matter what.” ― Unknown

28. “A broken heart is the worst. Nobody can see it, but it hurts every time you breathe.” ― Unknown

29. “When you hurt the one you love, you are bound to hurt yourself.” ― Unknown

30. “It’s true, the greatest gift a husband can give to his wife is to not hurt her. Everything else falls into place when a man stops to understand what hurts her.” ― Unknown

It’s true, the greatest gift a husband can give to his wife is to not hurt her

Life Quotes About The Husband-Wife Relationship

Marriage is challenging, and no matter how much spouses seem to love each other, there are so many difficulties and struggles they must face and overcome. Here are some good relationship quotes that capture husband-wife struggles.

1. “I have learned, being alone is not the same as loneliness. And there is nothing quite as lonely as a lonely marriage.” ― Sara Stansberry

I have learned, being alone is not the same as loneliness.

2. “Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, teaching your children the wrong things about love. Nobody ever died of divorce.” ― Jennifer Weiner

3. “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” ― Marc and Angel

4. “It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.” ― Ella Harper

5. “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself by putting it back together.” ― D. Love

Relationships are like glass.

6. “A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself — to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart.” ― Unknown

7. “Distance doesn’t separate people. Silence does.” ― Jeff Hood

8. “After marriage, a woman’s sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a man’s so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her.” ― Helen Rowland

9. “Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime.” ― Bette Davis

10. “Don’t spend too much time beating on a wall, hoping it will transform into a door.” ― Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Don’t spend too much time beating on a wall

11. “Do not look for healing at the feet of those who broke you.” ― Rupi Kaur

12. “A break up is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than to hurt yourself trying to put it back together.” ― Unknown

13. “Most people cheat because they’re paying more attention to what they’re missing rather than what they have.” ― Unknown

14. “If he can’t handle you at your worst, then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person’s soul.” ― Shannon L. Alder

15. “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages

16. “Marriage is not 50-50; divorce is 50-50. Marriage has to be 100-100. It isn’t dividing everything in half, but giving everything you’ve got!” ― Unknown

17. “If he’s not calling you, it’s because you are not on his mind. If he creates expectations for you and then doesn’t follow through on little things, he will do the same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he’s okay with disappointing you.” ― Greg Behrendt

18. “You cannot really get married by mistake. You can only marry the wrong person.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

19. “Love grows where trust is laid, and love dies where trust is betrayed.” ― Unknown

20. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” ― Shannon L. Alder

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page

21. “I don’t want to be married just to be married. I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to, or worse, someone I can’t be silent with.” ― Mary Ann Shaffer

22. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” — Deborah Reber

23. “When someone betrays you, it is a reflection of their character, not yours.” ― Unknown

24. “A husband should remember it is only natural and healthy for your relationship to have disagreements in a marriage. What is important is how you conduct yourself in these disagreements, you can disagree with your wife without being disrespectful and hurtful. Do not say things that are designed to hurt your wife’s feelings. You love your wife and “love is kind”.” ― Unknown

25. “Being single is much better than being lied to, cheated on, and disrespected.” ― Unknown

Being single is much better than being lied to, cheated on, and disrespected

26. “A good marriage is supposed to be one where each spouse secretly thinks he or she got the better deal.” ― Anne Lamott

27. “If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.” ― Shannon L. Alder

28. “Your spouse is not a possession you attain, but a friend which you trust and adore.” ― Robert Vanleeuwen

29. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ― Haruki Murakami

30. “The loudest scream of a woman is silence. When she begins ignoring you, you may know she’s in a lot of pain.” ― Unknown

The loudest scream of a woman is silence.

See also: Top 150 Deepest & Most Powerful Relationship Silence Quotes

Bad Husband Quotes

If you haven’t found a husband hurting wife quote that suits your situation, here are some more bad husband quotes you might relate to.

1. “If your husband makes you miserable more than they make you happy, then it is time to let him go, no matter how much you love him.” ― Unknown

If your husband makes you miserable more than they make you happy, then it is time to let him go

2. “I think a bad husband is far worse than no husband.” ― Margaret Cavendish

3. “Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.” ― Norm MacDonald

4. “A man will admit his wrongs and try to fix them. A boy will find excuses and constantly blame you for why he’s hurting you.” ― Unknown

5. “The husband who doesn’t tell his wife everything probably reasons that what she doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” ― Leo J. Burke

The husband who doesn’t tell his wife everything probably reasons that what she doesn’t know won’t hurt him

6. “I still believed he’d love me again somehow, love me that intense, thick way he did, the way that made everything good.” ― Gillian Flynn

7. “I hate not being happy. I hate the fact that my own husband doesn’t even care about my feelings of loneliness. I thought marriage was supposed to be comforting and fun. I just feel trapped.” ― Unknown

8. “Holding on to a man who doesn’t want you just shows that you have absolutely no self-worth. When someone walks away and doesn’t look back, show yourself just a little bit of self-respect and move on.” ― Unknown

9. “Only a man who doesn’t love himself mistreats the woman who loves him.” ― R. H. Sin

10. “No disease is more dangerous than a bad husband, for if a woman catches that Pox, she’ll languish from it her entire life.” ― Sabrina Jeffries

To Conclude

I hope you liked my collection of husband hurting wife quotes, and that it offered you at least some inspiration to deal with a difficult time in your marriage.

Until next time!