33 Quotes About Exes

Talking or dealing with an exe can be a difficult thing for you to contend with emotionally. From past conflicts and unresolved issues to hurt feelings, these quotes about exes capture the way we view and deal with heartbreak.

“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just his way of letting you realize he saved you from the wrong one.”

“All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.”

“Dating an ex is the equivalent of failing a test you already had the answers to.”

“Exes are like our old diaries-they know the whole truth and the unedited version of you. If you can still attain their respect after the relationship you must have done something well.”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Going back to your ex is like reading a book you have already read. The outcome will always be the same.”

“He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.”

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”

“I couldn’t deal with my ex and his new she-devil girlfriend being all up in my face and him trying to be friendly and her trying to poison me with her existence.”

“I don’t think much about guys from the past. I’m glad I knew them, but there’s a reason they didn’t make it into my future.”

“I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.”

“If you feel the need to insult your ex or their new lover, you obviously still have feelings for them.”

“If you really love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours, if not it wasn’t meant to be.”

“Irregardless, ex boyfriends are just off limits to friends. I mean, that’s just the rules of feminism.”

“It hurts the worst when the person that made you feel so special yesterday, makes you feel so unwanted today.”

“It may seem as the hardest thing in the world, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.”

“It only takes one bad boyfriend to realize that you deserve so much more.”

“Never get jealous when you see your ex with someone else because our parents taught us to give our used toys to the less fortunate.”

“Never go back to an old love. Because it’s like reading a book over and over again when you already know how it ends…”

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.”

“Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.”

“Some people don’t realize what they have until it’s gone, but that does not always mean they are supposed to get it back.”

“Sometimes a woman will look back on what she had, not because she wants to go there but to motivate her to do better.”

“Sometimes it’s better to leave your ex in the past than to bring the same mistake to your future.”

“The best revenge you can get on your ex is to move on and let them see you happy with someone that treats you better than they did.”

“The truth is that it hurts because it’s real. It hurts because it mattered. And that’s an important thing to acknowledge to yourself.”

“To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.”

“We are all trying to get over the person who broke our hearts. We are all far from perfect.”

“When you’re going through bad times, don’t think of me and all the good times we had.”

“You can choose to be happy or sad and whichever you choose that is what you get. No one is really responsible to make someone else happy, no matter what most people have been taught and accept as true.”

“You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one.”

“You’re no longer a part of my life, but I wish you the best with yours.”

“You’re not ready for your next if you’re still trying to impress your ex.”

It can be difficult to move on from a loving relationship into feelings of hurt and still be around or communicate with that individual amicably.