Gillian Jacobs Quotes

What's a codependent? The answer's easy. They're some of the most loving, caring people I know.

Some young ladies are so starved for male approval that what should be a normal attraction to men is accelerated into an obsessive need for male affirmation. Tragically, these dear ladies allow themselves to be devoured in the arms of men who have neither regard not respect for them as people.

I think there are times in a lot of people's pasts where they've unintentionally fallen in love with really damaged people. You go out with someone who's a mess so you can feel less of a mess.

Actually, I've gotten myself into some difficult places because I thought I could fix somebody.

Dysfunctional co-dependent relationships always appeal to me. I don't know exactly how it started. I start writing sketches of characters and little scene-lets, and then it builds.

Damaged people gravitate towards damaged people.

When somebody gives up their friends and everything they do just to be with a person, they wake up miserable one day. They're denying themselves for no real reason other than they think that's the thing to do.

I've always been the kind of woman who had a man in her life even when he was the wrong man.

I don't know how to have a normal relationship because I try to act normal and love from a normal place and live a normal life, but there is sort of an abnormal magnifying glass, like telescope lens, on everything that happens.

In high school, I always had boyfriends - it wasn't healthy! I was so used to having someone around that when I was finally on my own, it felt scary.

I'm a fixer, unfortunately. I'm like, 'Oh, I can fix you.' But it's not just guys I'm dating anymore. It's this entire legion of young girls who tell me they need me to maintain any sort of sanity or peace.

The guy who wants to spend all his time with you may seem romantic, but he's also the guy who'll try to stop you from doing anything that doesn't involve him. If he presses you to ditch hobbies, passions, and friends, it's time to ditch him.

I believe I was a codependent out of the womb and have been struggling to free myself from its vice-like grip for many, many years.

If people fit together, they fit for a reason. It's usually the sickest part of one person fitting into the attraction of the sickest part of another.

When you're in a relationship with someone who's selfish, what keeps you in it is the fact that when they shine on you, it's this souped-up shine. And you feel like you're in the club. And you don't even know what club it is. You just know you want to stay in it.

Attachment is not love. Where there is attachment there is exploitation.

I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this thing has been, I just can't be with no one else.

I think people do things all the time in the name of love that they shouldn't be doing - such is the nature of us.

I think I love him, but I also think that you can love people who aren't good for you.

I'm a good woman for a bad man.

They always say some women like to fix people. I don't like to fix people, but you like a challenge.

Last guy I was interested in turned out to be an incestuous necrophiliac," she said. "So no, not currently dating, and definitely not doing any more shopping in the 'sociopath' category

Well, some people create their own opportunities; others go where opportunities are the greatest; others fail to recognize opportunity when they are face to face with it.

Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.

I want to tell you, don't marry suffering. Some people do. They get married to it, and sleep and eat together, just as husband and wife. If they go with joy they think it's adultery.