--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I held on to something so long that just…" description: "\"I held on to something so long that just wasn't good for me but I was so blinded to the fact by what I thought was love.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/anonymous-1_love_i-held-on-to-something-so-long-that-just_1634303.jpg" --- # I held on to something so long that just wasn't good for… ![“I held on to something so long that just wasn't good for me but I was so blinded to the fact by what I thought was love.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/anonymous-1_love_i-held-on-to-something-so-long-that-just_1634303.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/anonymous-1_love_i-held-on-to-something-so-long-that-just_1634303.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/anonymous-1_love_i-held-on-to-something-so-long-that-just_1634303.jpg) > “I held on to something so long that just wasn't good for me but I was so blinded to the fact by what I thought was love.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator clings to a harmful relationship, mistaking obsession for love. **In simple terms:** Stuck in a damaging love. Key Takeaway Recognize and release toxic bonds. Themes love self‑deception growth Mood melancholic hopeful Type reflective motivational When to use this quote - breakup - counseling - self‑help - journaling Key Concepts attachment theory emotional intelligence Questions to Reflect On - What signs indicate love is unhealthy? - How can you rebuild self‑worth? A Different Perspective Leaving can be painful but necessary. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Blinded](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinded/) [Blinded Fact](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blinded-fact-512493/) [Good Blinded](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-blinded-512492/) [Held](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/held/) [Held Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/held-long-444603/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) ## Related quotes > [Girls are blinded to the fact theres someone right in front of them who would give their all to be with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/girls-are-blinded-to-the-fact-theres-someone-right-in-front-of-them/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When you're so down for someone, you're completely blinded to the fact that they've been no good to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-re-so-down-for-someone-you-re-completely-blinded-to-the-fact/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“I should have known. You were always so good to me. I was blinded by my love for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlen-aymes/i-should-have-known-you-were-always-so-good-to-me-i-was-blinded-by-my/) [Kahlen Aymes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlen-aymes/) > [My problem is that when I truly care about someone I get so blinded to the fact of what they have done to me...It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-problem-is-that-when-i-truly-care-about-someone-i-get-so-blinded/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I was blinded to the fact alot of people was using me to get around the people I'm around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-was-blinded-to-the-fact-alot-of-people-was-using-me-to-get-around/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When people only ever think of themselves to the point they are blinded to the fact that they only ever think of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-people-only-ever-think-of-themselves-to-the-point-they-are/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Always blaming others for your misfortunes leaves you blinded to the fact that you, yourself, might be the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/always-blaming-others-for-your-misfortunes-leaves-you-blinded-to-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When you feel like giving up, rememeber why you held on for so long in the first place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-feel-like-giving-up-rememeber-why-you-held-on-for-so-long-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Before you give up, think about why you held on for so long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/before-you-give-up-think-about-why-you-held-on-for-so-long/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-ever-think-about-giving-up-remember-why-you-held-on-for-so-long/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [How do I know when to let go? I've held on for so long, giving you so many second chances. I love you, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/how-do-i-know-when-to-let-go-i-ve-held-on-for-so-long-giving-you-so/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Before you give up…think a bout why you held on for so long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-jush/before-you-give-up-think-a-bout-why-you-held-on-for-so-long/) [El Jush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-jush/) > [“His gaze held mine so long it felt as if he would never release it. And something deep inside me did not want him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-oliver/his-gaze-held-mine-so-long-it-felt-as-if-he-would-never-release-it/) [Tess Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-oliver/) > [Before u give up think of the reason why u held on for so long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cookie/before-u-give-up-think-of-the-reason-why-u-held-on-for-so-long/) [Cookie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cookie/) > [I almost gave up on you today... but then I remembered why I held on so long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu/i-almost-gave-up-on-you-today-but-then-i-remembered-why-i-held-on-so/) [Ritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Blinded quotes > [Were you indeed not blinded by the Curse Of Self-exile, that still grows worse and worse, Yourselves would know that, though you see him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farid-al-din-attar/were-you-indeed-not-blinded-by-the-curse-of-self-exile-that-still/) [Farid al-Din Attar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farid-al-din-attar/) > [I guess I was so blinded by who I wanted you to be, that I didn't see who you really were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-copeland/i-guess-i-was-so-blinded-by-who-i-wanted-you-to-be-that-i-didn-t-see/) [Rachel Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-copeland/) > [“Even If I Don’t See it Again Even if I don’t see it again.–nor ever feel it I know it is–and that if once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-howe/even-if-i-don-t-see-it-again-even-if-i-don-t-see-it-again-nor-ever/) [Marie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-howe/) > [“Don't give me truth, just give me gossip And skeletons from people's closets, I wanna be normal And millions buy it, I am blinded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-zephaniah/don-t-give-me-truth-just-give-me-gossip-and-skeletons-from-people-s/) [Benjamin Zephaniah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-zephaniah/) > [Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/do-not-allow-people-to-dim-your-shine-because-they-are-blinded-tell/) [Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/) > [In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayaan-hirsi-ali/in-holland-i-have-seen-well-meaning-principled-people-blinded-by/) [Ayaan Hirsi Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayaan-hirsi-ali/) > [When you're so down for someone, you're completely blinded to the fact that they've been no good to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-re-so-down-for-someone-you-re-completely-blinded-to-the-fact/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The most devastating effect of sin is that by it, we are blinded to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-most-devastating-effect-of-sin-is-that-by-it-we-are-blinded-to-it/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [The blind leading the blind are those which think they can see into the heart of another. 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