Petra Collins Quotes

If there's an inkling of abuse, I have to move on. Even jealousy - seems cute it first, but if they're getting in my head, it's not right for me. It's okay to be alone. It's okay to be single. The right thing will come along.

If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then... I've got my shoes, I've got my album, my dog.

If you truly want to find a meaningful relationship, you've got to find yourself first and learn to be confident in your own skin. Don't sacrifice anything about who you are to be with someone. That's setting yourself up for failure.

I do not need to love you to prove that I love myself!!

Men respect women who have standards - get some!

I don't think you can really, truly be the partner you want to be until you know on an absolute level that you are a complete person on your own.

I'm not interested in anyone who would want me for the wrong reasons.

There is no point in spending time with someone who makes you forget your sense of self.

Don't settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities you really want in the relationship. Develop those qualities in yourself and you will attract a person who has them.

If someone doesn't want me, I'm not going to hang around and win them over.

Anyone who assesses you or your relationship as disposable is not worthy of your time or tears.

It's very tempting when you really want to be with someone to settle for much, much less - even a vague pathetic facsimile of less - than you would have ever imagined. Remember always what you set out to get, and please don't settle for less. These guys exist because there are a lot of women out there who allow them to.

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.

I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.

I don't think you always get to see a woman on TV who is relatively neurosis-free and, while looking for a relationship, isn't man hunting and isn't cloying and isn't a fashionista.

I struggled with feeling confident for a long time, but I think it's important to be strong and not compromise for anyone or a relationship - I'm drawn to that.

Nowadays, I could not care less about making other people like me. I'm a good person, I don't need to do that anymore.

I think if we want to find happiness by finding a life partner, then it's a little selfish. You should be complete within yourself, so that when you're in a relationship, you can give out happiness rather than expect it.

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.

Women should stop going for the bad guys, stop looking so far when the good ones are right there.

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.