--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who…" description: "\"Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt those who love us.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg" --- # Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those… ![“Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt those who love us.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg) > “Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt those who love us.” [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 quote highlights paradoxical human behavior where people often reject those who care for them and gravitate toward those who cause pain, revealing contradictory emotional patterns. **In simple terms:** People often reject caring others and seek out hurtful ones. Key Takeaway Recognize and break self‑sabotaging patterns. Themes relationships psychology self‑sabotage paradox emotions Mood conflicted reflective Type observational philosophical When to use this quote - dating - friendships - family dynamics - workplace relationships - personal growth Key Concepts attachment theory cognitive dissonance emotional irony Questions to Reflect On - Why do you seek out hurtful relationships? - How can you value those who truly care? A Different Perspective People may be unaware of these patterns, making change difficult. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Being hurt by someone you love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-hurt-by-someone-you-love/) [Being ignored](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-ignored/) [Being in love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-in-love/) [Bitter love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bitter-love/) [Broken love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-love/) [Hurt U](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hurt-u/) [Ignore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ignore/) [Ignore Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ignore-love-452690/) [Ironic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ironic/) [Ironic Ignore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ironic-ignore-1974165/) [Isn Ironic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isn-ironic-738382/) [Love u](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love-u/) ## Related quotes > [Isn't it ironic? we ignore the ones who adore us adore the ones who ignore us, love the ones who hurt us, and hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-the-ones-who-adore-us-adore-the-ones-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Isn't it ironic . . . we ignore those who adore us, adore those who ignore us, hurt those who love us, and love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-adore-us-adore-those-who-ignore/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Isn't it Ironic?... We Ignore the ones who Adore us... Adore the ones who ignore us... Love the ones who Hurt us... and Hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-the-ones-who-adore-us-adore-the-ones-who-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It's ironic how we ignore those who want us, want those who ignore us, love those who hurt us, and hurt those who love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-ironic-how-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Have you noticed we ignore the ones that adore us, adore the ones that ignore us, love the ones that hurt us and hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/have-you-noticed-we-ignore-the-ones-that-adore-us-adore-the-ones-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Isn't it ironic? We ignore the ones that adore us. Adore the ones who ignore us. Love the ones who hurt us. Hurt the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-the-ones-that-adore-us-adore-the-ones-who/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Its ironic how we ignore the ones that adore us, adore the ones that ignore us, hurt the ones that love us, and love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-ironic-how-we-ignore-the-ones-that-adore-us-adore-the-ones-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [That moment when you're being ignore by someone you love a lot and it hurts you so much .. :(](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheng-faltiquera/that-moment-when-you-re-being-ignore-by-someone-you-love-a-lot-and-it/) [Sheng Faltiquera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheng-faltiquera/) > [Why do we always IGNORE those that ADORE us, ADORE those that IGNORE us. LOVE those that HURT us and HURT those that LOVE…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/why-do-we-always-ignore-those-that-adore-us-adore-those-that-ignore/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) > [Isn't it crazy how we ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us and hurt those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/isn-t-it-crazy-how-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) > [We ignore the ones who adore us, adore the ones who ignore us, love the ones who hurt us & hurt the ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/we-ignore-the-ones-who-adore-us-adore-the-ones-who-ignore-us-love-the/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) > [Isn't it ironic? The things we do to feel alive are the things that can kill us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-the-things-we-do-to-feel-alive-are-the-things-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Isn't it ironic that the only person who can make you really happy is the same person who makes you sad and lonely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-that-the-only-person-who-can-make-you-really-happy-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [We ignore those who want us, want those who ignore us, love those who hurt us, and hurt those who love us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us-love-those-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [We ignore the ones who adore us,à we adore the ones who ignore us,à we love the ones who hurt us, andà we hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-ignore-the-ones-who-adore-us-a-we-adore-the-ones-who-ignore-us-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## 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 Being hurt by someone you love quotes > [Loving the wrong person doesn't mean ypu're stupid. It was stupid of that person not to appreciate your LOVE.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pretty-nimy/loving-the-wrong-person-doesn-t-mean-ypu-re-stupid-it-was-stupid-of/) [Pretty\_Nimy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pretty-nimy/) > [Sometimes, sometimes it is really difficult to turn and walk away from someone you have loved and cherished for so long. You know deep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kreger/sometimes-sometimes-it-is-really-difficult-to-turn-and-walk-away-from/) [David Kreger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kreger/) > [Just because you treat someone like royalty , doesn't mean they won't treat you like crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-young/just-because-you-treat-someone-like-royalty-doesn-t-mean-they-won-t/) [Tyler Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-young/) > [In life, something from everything will leave a mark on your heart. It might be happiness, lamentations, or both. Memories will make you the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/myself/in-life-something-from-everything-will-leave-a-mark-on-your-heart-it/) [Myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/myself/) > [Why am I so afraid to loose you,when you're not even mine?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/why-am-i-so-afraid-to-loose-you-when-you-re-not-even-mine/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Its funny how someone breaks your heart but you still love them with all those broken pieces..!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-funny-how-someone-breaks-your-heart-but-you-still-love-them-with/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scars by Papa Roach. <3](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophielianne/scars-by-papa-roach-3/) [Sophielianne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophielianne/) > [The biggest mistake girls make is thinking the guy who hurt them once wont do it again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-biggest-mistake-girls-make-is-thinking-the-guy-who-hurt-them-once/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im never shocked when people let me down nowadays. I just hate the fact that I put myself in a position to be let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-never-shocked-when-people-let-me-down-nowadays-i-just-hate-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When you are not there in my life its like: Shoes without shoe laces A letter without a stamp A flower with no roots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-are-not-there-in-my-life-its-like-shoes-without-shoe-laces-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You took my happiness with you and left this horrible sadness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-took-my-happiness-with-you-and-left-this-horrible-sadness/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Break up was not made for you to cry.. But to take you away from the wrong man who you thought was the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/break-up-was-not-made-for-you-to-cry-but-to-take-you-away-from-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The thought of you makes me sick. I can't even bare to begin. I need to remember how it feels to be loved again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francine-chiar/the-thought-of-you-makes-me-sick-i-can-t-even-bare-to-begin-i-need-to/) [Francine Chiar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francine-chiar/) > [I was always here for you,you knew you could count on me and trust me blindly, and you knew that I would never tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hayssus/i-was-always-here-for-you-you-knew-you-could-count-on-me-and-trust-me/) [Michael Hayssus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hayssus/) > [Im afraid of being forgotten. Because, it seems everyone I get close to, ends up forgetting me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arcine-arciniegas/im-afraid-of-being-forgotten-because-it-seems-everyone-i-get-close-to/) [Arcine Arciniegas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arcine-arciniegas/) [Browse all 2,589 Being hurt by someone you love quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-hurt-by-someone-you-love/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt those who love us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Being hurt by someone you love" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/anonymous-1_being-hurt-by-someon_isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want_2243320.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anonymous", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Isn't it ironic.. We ignore those...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/isn-t-it-ironic-we-ignore-those-who-want-us-want-those-who-ignore-us/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```