You often feel a little Insecure in your life at times. It may be because you feel uncertain about your goals, job, relationship, and handling certain situations. Feeling insecure in a relationship is painful and upsetting, too. You always have a fear that your partner will break up with you and leave you forever.

The negative thoughts keep clouding your mind, and it starts to affect the other areas of your life. The feeling of Insecurity ruins a healthy relationship and gives way to trust issues. The best part is that you can overcome your insecurity by working on it. We have curated a list of quotes about the insecurity that inspires you to be your best self.

101 Quotes About Insecurity In A Relationship

Want to know how to deal with insecurity? Check out these quotes about the insecurity that can be relatable to your relationship.

1. “The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned.” ― Becca Fitzpatrick

2. “One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.”― J. A. Konrath

3. “Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.”― François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

4. “Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.”― Fiona Apple

5. “I was feeling insecure you might not love me anymore”― John Lennon

6. “I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.”― Clint Eastwood

7. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.”― Shannon L. Alder

8. “Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.”― Rob Liano

9. “Insecurities have the ability to shape and mold our minds to live with everything that’s bad; like crying on the inside, while smiling on the outside…thus creating pain…but, alas, I have the answer; forget about what you thought and enjoy (embrace) what you feel”― Jeremy Aldana

10. “No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.”― Shannon L. Alder

11. “Insecurity is the worst sense that lovers feel: sometimes the most humdrum desireless marriage seems better. Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust.”― Graham Greene

12. “If you lose your integrity, you will also lose your identity, your sensitivity and your dignity. Integrity is honesty, modesty, and security in all kinds of weather. It should be our priority!”― Israelmore Ayivor

13. “The things you want are always possible; it is just that the way to get them is not always apparent. The only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life is you, and that can be a considerable obstacle because you carry the baggage of insecurities and past experience.”― Les Brown

14. “Become your own soulmate. Then you’ll always have someone watching your back, and you’ll always have someone who loves you.”― Rebecca O’Donnell

15. “Your tears are never invisible—there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.”― Shannon L. Alder

16. “Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them.” – Stacy London

17. “Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue… and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem, and loneliness.” – Naomi Campbell

18. “Most bad behavior comes from insecurity.” – Debra Winger

19. “A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.” – Dalai Lama

20. “I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity.” – Olivia Wilde

21. “Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity.” – Jasmine Guy

22. “What could he be thinking of? He seemed to be trying to remember something, perhaps an engagement, perhaps an excuse to leave her. For eventually, they all made some excuse.”― Brian Moore

23. “Two free souls walking together is called love; It’s an energizing experience. Two people (one insecure and other reckless) tied to each other with a rope is called attachment; It’s a draining experience.”― Shunya

24. “For he himself had experienced to the full the gnawing fear at the bottom of each woman’s heart that she is a drag on the man she loves.”― John Galsworthy

25. “The greatest feeling of being with you was the fact that I was no longer left alone with me.”― Anan$i

26. “Only if you could love the other without insecurity, without possessiveness, without reward, then you could taste the real infinite sweetness of life.”― Abhijit Naskar

27. “Withholding love is a form of self-sabotage, as what we withhold from others, we are withholding from ourselves.”― Marianne Williamson

28. “A guy is only insecure about losing his girl when he knows someone else can treat her better.” – R.M. Drake

29. “As your insecurity becomes nourished our relationship becomes poisoned.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli

30. “Insecurity kills all that is beautiful.” – Anonymous

31. “Don’t let insecure thoughts ruin something amazing.” – Anonymous

32. “Only the insecure strive for security.” ― Wayne Dyer

33. “Insecurities can destroy a perfect friendship and relationships.” – Anonymous

34. “Distance doesn’t ruin a relationship, doubts and insecurities does.” – Anonymous

35. “My biggest fear is that eventually you will see me the way I see myself.” – Anonymous

36. “Fear and insecurity are signs of a strong heart.” ― Jack Skellington

37. “People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.” ― Simon Cowell

38. “A man is only insecure about his companion when he knows they deserve better.” – Anonymous

39. “All a woman really wants is for her man to never give her a reason to feel insecure.” – Anonymous

40. “Relationships are about trust. If you have to play detective, then it’s time to move on.” – Anonymous

41. “I think what ruins relationships and causes more fights is insecurity.” ― Olivia Wilde

42. “Sometimes our thoughts are backed by so much insecurity, that they create lies we believe.” – Anonymous

43. “I have insecurities, of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ― Adele

44. “Whenever you feel unloved, unimportant or insecure remember to whom you belong.” ― Ephesians

45. “Never underestimate the power of insecurity, a damaged soul will always love you more than life itself.” – Anonymous

46. “Things that will kill your relationship – Insecurity, Trust Issues, Jealousy, Lack of Communication, Assumptions.” – Anonymous

47. “The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.” ― Erich Fromm

48. “Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.” ― Shannon L. Alder

49. “Relationships fail when people take their own insecurities and project them as their partner’s flaws.” ― Steve Maraboli

50. “A good relationship is with someone who knows all your insecurities and imperfections but still loves you for who you are.” – Anonymous

51. “We all have scars from previous relationships. Be understanding of your partner’s insecurities, be there for them as they heal.” – Anonymous

52. “Insecurity is your intuition telling you that something’s not right.. either with them or with you.” ― Charles J. Orlando

53. “When in a relationship, a real man doesn’t make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.” ― Steve Maraboli

54. “Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue… and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem, and loneliness.” ― Naomi Campbell

55. “I don’t let anyone’s insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that’s all that matters to me.” ― Demi Lovato

56. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” ― Steve Furtick

57. “We’re quick to think of people as snobs, little realizing that perhaps they suffer from the same insecurities that we do.” ― Ken Puddicombe

58. “Love means accepting someone’s fault and insecurities, and loving them anyway and making it through life’s challenges together with your love for each other.” – Anonymous

59. “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” ― Rashida Rowe

60. “If there is trust in relationships then what is the need of insecurity and when insecurity is in the heart then what is the meaning of being in relationships.” ― Phudal

61. “An expectation is a shelter – it gives you a security feeling. So when someone breaks your expectations, he is breaking your shelter, making you insecure, fearful.” ― Osho

62. “Guys have a level of insecurity and vulnerability that’s exponentially bigger than you think. With the primal urge to be alpha comes extreme heartbreak. The harder we fight, the harder we fall.” ― John Krasinski

63. “Pretending to be someone that you are not is hurting yourself. It’s telling yourself that the real you is worthless.” – Ritu Ghatourey

64. “If anyone tries to pull us down, it goes to show that we’re on top of them, so cheer up! Hilarious but true, insecurity reigns in an ugly heart of an empty brain.” – Nini

65. “Insecurity is love dressed in a child’s clothing.” – Kofi Annan

66. “Insecurity is a side effect of loving too much but receiving too little in return.” – Anonymous

67. “The deepest of a woman’s insecurities often come from the men who have hurt them.” – Anonymous

68. “Chances are that when someone is hating on you, it’s not about you at all. It’s about them. It’s their fear, their jealousy, their boredom, their insecurity.” – Ben Arrants

69. “Insecurity and possessiveness are the best sign of commitments in a relationship.” – Shankha Shubhra Guha

70. “Being insecure doesn’t mean he/she is over possessive. Sometimes it means they really feel so scared to lose you.” – Niharika Singh

71. “Go ahead, feel insecure sometimes. It’s part of being in a relationship.” – Anonymous

72. “A woman will always be insecure if she attaches her identity and sense of worth to the amount of male attention she gets.” ― Anupama Garg

73. “Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to “man up” is to empower women.” ― Steve Maraboli

74. “I’m so loud as if I know what I’m on about, but deep inside, I’m so insecure. Just a little girl.” ― Katie Price

75. “Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.” ― Sue Grafton

76. “Go with the one who trusts your insecurities and not your strength. That way they would stick along a little longer.” – AbhiN

77. “When insecurity starts to rub off on you, you begin to lose a sense of belonging.” – Chinonye J. Chidolue

78. “Being insecure is a sign of not being completely satisfied with yourself. You feel as if someone can easily take your spot.” – Celebrateyoga

79. “Envy is the desire to have what someone else has. Jealousy is the fear of losing what you have. The more insecure you are about yourself or your relationship, the more jealous you are, because you are afraid to lose your significant other to someone else.” – Celebrate Yoga

80. “Even the prettiest woman could feel insecure if she loves a wrong man. What makes her beautiful is a man who can treat her right.” – Anonymous

81. “Insecure people get caught up in the acceptance of others and lose sight of how cool being themselves actually is.” – Anonymous

82. “Its nothing wrong with being insecure, but work on YOU before you try and get involved with someone.” – Anonymous

83. “Jealousy doesn’t show how much you love someone, it shows how insecure you are.” – Celebrateyoga

84. “One of the worst things you can ever do to a woman is make them feel insecure about themselves.” – Anonymous

85. “Sometimes is not even about being insecure, sometimes is about being overprotected with our heart.” – Anonymous

86. “Too many people confuse loving hard with being insecure.” – Anonymous

87. “Many new lovers and spouses struggle to reconcile themselves with their partners’ relationship history, but it’s an insecurity I left behind in my 20s.”— Mariella Frostrup

88. “There is nothing more secure in a relationship than a sense of insecurity.”— Amit Abraham

89. “The first thing that has to be broken down is your relationship to authority. Your insecurity could possibly be the wedge that opens up your perspective on what you think is possible for you to do.”— Ross Bleckner

90. “It’s a withdrawal of love, coupled with rejection. That combination is hard to accept, and often triggers feelings of not good enough, failure at relationship, insecurity, lack of trust and other feelings.”— John Robert Seeley

91. “Stop allowing your own insecurities to color the way you interpret someones else’s intention.” – Anonymous

92. “Being insecure alone is better than being insecure with someone who makes you miserable.” – Anonymous

93. “Love her harder than her insecurities. Love her deeper than her deepest fears, and prove to her that love conquers all.” – Anonymous

94. “We all need to meet that someone who makes us feel like our insecurities don’t exists.” – Michael Bliss

95. “I never gave you a reason to hate me. You’re just creating your own little drama of pure insecurity.” – Anonymous

96. “Build someone up. Put their insecurities to sleep. Remind them they’re worthy. Tell them they’re incredible. Be a light in a too often dim world.” – Anonymous

97. “Insecurities in a relationship comes from a deep-seeded belief that you are not lovable.” – Anonymous

98. “True love removes all insecurities. If you are insecure in your relationship, that’s a clear sign that some love is missing. Love with everything or let it go.” – Tony Gaskins

99. “These days, insecure in our relationship and anxious about intimacy, we look to technology for ways to be in relationships and protect ourselves from them at the same time.” – Sherry Turkle

100. “The only person you should ever fear losing in a relationship is you yourself.”― Miya Yamanouchi

101. “Don’t do things to give your partner reasons to feel insecure. Help create an environment that they can feel loved and at peace with.” – Stephan Speaks

Feeling insecure is quite normal. All you have to do is accept yourself the way you are and have faith in yourself to build your self-esteem. Get inspired by these quotes about insecurity in a relationship, and nurture your relationship with your partner.