---
title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want…"
description: "\"Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, I know you're not...\" — Group Message"
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg"
---

#  Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will…

![“Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, I know you're not...” quote by Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg)   [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg)

> “Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, I know you're not...”

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

## About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

A plea for genuine emotional support beyond superficial reassurance.

**In simple terms:** Want deeper empathy and validation.

Key Takeaway

Seek honest connection.

Themes

vulnerability support communication

Mood

hopeful reflective

Type

personal emotional

When to use this quote

- friendship conversations
- therapy sessions
- confiding in loved ones

Key Concepts

empathy relationship dynamics mental health

Questions to Reflect On

- Who can you trust to give you that honest look?
- How can you express your true feelings?

A Different Perspective

May not address underlying issues, only surface comfort.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

[Hug Tight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hug-tight/) [Lovers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lovers/) [Okay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/okay/) [Okay Want](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/okay-want-765157/) [Say Okay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-okay/) [Tight Say](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tight-say-1255912/)

## Related quotes

> [Sometimes, when I say I'm okay, I want someone to look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, i know your not](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eye/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [Sometimes, when I say Im okay, I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight and say, I know youre not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-when-i-say-im-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eyes/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [Sometimes when I say, I'm okay. I want someone to look me in the eyes, hold me tight, and say, I know you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eyes-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [Sometimes, when I say I'm okay, I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight and say, I know you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eyes/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [Sometimes when I say am okay I want someone to look in to my eyes and hug me tight and say I know you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zaynab/sometimes-when-i-say-am-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-in-to-my-eyes-and/)

[Zaynab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zaynab/)

> [Sometimes when I say I'm okay I want someone to look me in the eye Hugg me tight and say I know your not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-xx/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eye-2/)

[Sonia Xx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-xx/)

> [Sometimes when I say I'm Okay, I want someone to look me in the eyes, give me a hug and say, I know you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-sutter/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eyes-3/)

[Rick Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-sutter/)

> [Sometimes when I say I'm okay, I need someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight and say I know you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unkown/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-need-someone-to-look-me-in-the-eyes/)

[Unkown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unkown/)

> [Sometimes when I say 'im okay' I really want someone to hold me tight and say 'I know your not'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaylee/sometimes-when-i-say-im-okay-i-really-want-someone-to-hold-me-tight/)

[Kaylee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaylee/)

> [You want me to say something? Okay. Sometimes I think I am what you made me. And sometimes I don’t know who I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/you-want-me-to-say-something-okay-sometimes-i-think-i-am-what-you/)

[Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/)

> [If someone's performance is down we do not say, 'Hey pick up your things here.' We do not yell and scream at them, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/if-someone-s-performance-is-down-we-do-not-say-hey-pick-up-your/)

[Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/)

> [Our dreams are expressions of our inner beauty. I've learned that it's completely okay to want whatever you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheri-fink/our-dreams-are-expressions-of-our-inner-beauty-i-ve-learned-that-it-s/)

[Sheri Fink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheri-fink/)

> [I don't really care if I play really well, well, or okay. I want to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-wawrinka/i-don-t-really-care-if-i-play-really-well-well-or-okay-i-want-to-win/)

[Stan Wawrinka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-wawrinka/)

> [“Okay.” “I want the whole deal.” “This is starting to feel like I’m leasing a car or something.” “I’m serious, I want the Irish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-roux/okay-i-want-the-whole-deal-this-is-starting-to-feel-like-i-m-leasing/)

[Abigail Roux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-roux/)

> [“I am not okay. I will be okay, but right now I am not okay. I want my husband to put his arms around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/i-am-not-okay-i-will-be-okay-but-right-now-i-am-not-okay-i-want-my/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

## More by Group Message

> [Pain isn't a sign of weakness, pain is a sign that you cared...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/pain-isn-t-a-sign-of-weakness-pain-is-a-sign-that-you-cared/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [There are things that you don't want to end but you are afraid to continue. It's just like you don't want to EXPECT anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/there-are-things-that-you-don-t-want-to-end-but-you-are-afraid-to/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Jesus is the arm that will hold you at your weakest, the eye that will see you at your darkest, and the heart that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/jesus-is-the-arm-that-will-hold-you-at-your-weakest-the-eye-that-will/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [The face catches attention but character captures the heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/the-face-catches-attention-but-character-captures-the-heart/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [The rain may cover the sun, but we know that the sun never forgets to shine just like you. We might not see each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/the-rain-may-cover-the-sun-but-we-know-that-the-sun-never-forgets-to/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [In order to open your eyes and see the possibility of today, you need to close your eyes and forget yesterday...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/in-order-to-open-your-eyes-and-see-the-possibility-of-today-you-need/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Our love is like an eternal flame; no one can touch it, it can't be blown out, it carries many colors, and burns until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/our-love-is-like-an-eternal-flame-no-one-can-touch-it-it-can-t-be/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [I wish life was like music so I could play the moments, pause the memories, stop the pain, and rewind the happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/i-wish-life-was-like-music-so-i-could-play-the-moments-pause-the/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [It's hard to miss someone when the only thing I can do is to wait until we see each other again...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/it-s-hard-to-miss-someone-when-the-only-thing-i-can-do-is-to-wait/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Life is about trusting your feelings, taking chances, finding happiness, learning from the past, and realizing everything changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/life-is-about-trusting-your-feelings-taking-chances-finding-happiness/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Smile to hide all the pain...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/smile-to-hide-all-the-pain/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Loving someone who can't love you back is like being comatose; comfortably lying but unconsciously bleeding, safely sleeping but silently hurting...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/loving-someone-who-can-t-love-you-back-is-like-being-comatose/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [Prayer is the greatest wireless network in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/prayer-is-the-greatest-wireless-network-in-the-world/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [When we sigh about our problems, they grow double. But when we laugh about them and lift them up to God, they become bubbles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/when-we-sigh-about-our-problems-they-grow-double-but-when-we-laugh/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

> [A GREAT CHARACTER will always make you more attractive than someone who only have GREAT LOOKS but has no substance...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/a-great-character-will-always-make-you-more-attractive-than-someone/)

[Group Message](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

[Explore all 26 Group Message quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/)

## More Lovers quotes

> [You smile upon your friend to-day, To-day his ills are over; You hearken to the lover's say, And happy is the lover. 'Tis late…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-smile-upon-your-friend-to-day-to-day-his-ills-are-over-you/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [If someone really loves you, no matter how many other people they meet, their feelings for you wouldn't change. A real lover cant be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-someone-really-loves-you-no-matter-how-many-other-people-they-meet/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“There is a little Juliet inside me, hoping I will lock eyes with my Romeo on the other side of a fish tank or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-thompson/there-is-a-little-juliet-inside-me-hoping-i-will-lock-eyes-with-my/)

[Jessica Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-thompson/)

> [A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/a-man-could-be-a-lover-and-defender-of-the-wilderness-without-ever-in/)

[Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/)

> [It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/it-ain-t-because-lovers-are-so-sensitive-that-they-quarrel-so-often/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-rich-people-are-apparently-leaving-america-they-re-giving-up/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [While husbands and lovers in the stories are of all kinds, ranging from sympathetic to disgusting, women are invariably deceivers: inconstant, unscrupulous, quarrelsome, querulous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-tuchman/while-husbands-and-lovers-in-the-stories-are-of-all-kinds-ranging/)

[Barbara Tuchman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-tuchman/)

> [If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cesar-romero/if-you-can-believe-it-hollywood-wanted-to-change-my-birthdate-i-was/)

[Cesar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cesar-romero/)

> [Look at her like she's the only one you see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ewshy/look-at-her-like-she-s-the-only-one-you-see/)

[Ewshy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ewshy/)

> [“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/love-is-a-smoke-made-with-the-fume-of-sighs-being-purg-d-a-fire/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> ['These people who contributed to who I am, they are with me wherever I go and as history gets re-written in small ways with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-guzaldo/these-people-who-contributed-to-who-i-am-they-are-with-me-wherever-i/)

[Andrew Guzaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-guzaldo/)

> [“Stop that.” “Stop what?” “You’re thinking too hard. I can see it on your face. Just be here. Right now. With me.” And how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-klune/stop-that-stop-what-you-re-thinking-too-hard-i-can-see-it-on-your/)

[T.J. Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-klune/)

> [It's woman's spirit and mood a man has to stimulate in order to make sex interesting. The real lover is the man who can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-woman-s-spirit-and-mood-a-man-has-to-stimulate-in-order-to-make/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“I don't want to break my memories with you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arzum-uzun/i-don-t-want-to-break-my-memories-with-you/)

[Arzum Uzun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arzum-uzun/)

> [“I’ve always seen this in you, ever since you were a little girl — this hunger to love other people into their highest selves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-elisabeth/i-ve-always-seen-this-in-you-ever-since-you-were-a-little-girl-this/)

[Jennifer Elisabeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-elisabeth/)

[Browse all 4,629 Lovers quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lovers/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "Quotation",
            "text": "Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, I know you're not...",
            "creator": {
                "@type": "Person",
                "name": "Group Message"
            },
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-who-will-look-me-in-the/",
            "about": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "name": "Lovers"
            },
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-who-will-look-me-in-the/#quotation",
            "image": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg",
                "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/group-message-23387_lovers_sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-som_2322101.jpg",
                "width": 1080,
                "height": 1080,
                "caption": "“Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay, I want someone who will look me in the eye, hug me tight and say, I know…” — Group Message",
                "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": "Group Message",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/group-message/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Sometimes, when I say I'm Okay,...",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-who-will-look-me-in-the/"
                }
            ],
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/group-message/sometimes-when-i-say-i-m-okay-i-want-someone-who-will-look-me-in-the/#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
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
