--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There's no point in holding onto someone…" description: "\"There's no point in holding onto someone that has already let you go.\" — Sonya Parker" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg" --- # There's no point in holding onto someone that has already… ![“There's no point in holding onto someone that has already let you go.” quote by Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg) > “There's no point in holding onto someone that has already let you go.” [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Holding onto someone who has already left you wastes emotional energy and prevents personal growth. **In simple terms:** Let go of people who have left you. Key Takeaway Release attachment to move forward. Themes relationships attachment self‑care growth emotional health Mood sad hopeful Type motivational reflective When to use this quote - breakups - friendship loss - personal development - grief counseling - mindfulness practice Key Concepts attachment theory personal boundaries self‑compassion Questions to Reflect On - What does holding on teach you about yourself? - How can you fill the void left by that person? A Different Perspective People may cling for fear of loneliness. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Holding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) [Holding Let](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding-let-350596/) [Point](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/point/) [Point Holding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/point-holding-4598586/) ## Related quotes > [Some things are hard to let go of, I get that. 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But whats the point of holding onto something thats already let go of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-things-are-hard-to-let-go-of-i-get-that-but-whats-the-point-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [There's no point in holding onto someone that doesn't belong to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone-that-doesn-t-belong-to-you/) [SONYA PARKER](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Honestly, I'm not sure if I should keep holding on or to let go. It's stupid to hold on to something that keeps hurting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/massie-moxley/honestly-i-m-not-sure-if-i-should-keep-holding-on-or-to-let-go-it-s/) [Massie Moxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/massie-moxley/) > [The past is like an anchor holding us back. You have to let go of who you are to become who you will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-past-is-like-an-anchor-holding-us-back-you-have-to-let-go-of-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If the hand YOU are holding is holding you down¦let go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babloo/if-the-hand-you-are-holding-is-holding-you-down-let-go/) [Babloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babloo/) > [Success is largely a matter of holding on after others have let go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/success-is-largely-a-matter-of-holding-on-after-others-have-let-go/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You won't leave until you realize that things won't change. You're holding on because you think you can make them fall in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/you-won-t-leave-until-you-realize-that-things-won-t-change-you-re/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Holding onto someone that doesn't want to be with you holds you back from meeting someone that does want to be with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/holding-onto-someone-that-doesn-t-want-to-be-with-you-holds-you-back/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [They keep disrespecting you because they have no respect for you, and you keep holding onto them because you don't know your worth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/they-keep-disrespecting-you-because-they-have-no-respect-for-you-and/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) ## More by Sonya Parker > [If someone leaves you because of a flaw or small problem they're immature, and they are definitely wrong for you. So, good riddance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-someone-leaves-you-because-of-a-flaw-or-small-problem-they-re/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [I still care about you, but youve lost my trust, youve lost my respect and youve lost me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/i-still-care-about-you-but-youve-lost-my-trust-youve-lost-my-respect/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Everyone has dreams, but everyone isn't willing to fight for their dreams to come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/everyone-has-dreams-but-everyone-isn-t-willing-to-fight-for-their/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [A jerk will keep hurting you then apologize to keep you from leaving them, and then do it all over again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/a-jerk-will-keep-hurting-you-then-apologize-to-keep-you-from-leaving/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Just because you failed yesterday it doesn't mean that you can't succeed today or tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/just-because-you-failed-yesterday-it-doesn-t-mean-that-you-can-t/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Today isn't just another day off, it's a day to remember those who have sacrificed their life for your FREEDOM. Happy Memorial Day!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/today-isn-t-just-another-day-off-it-s-a-day-to-remember-those-who/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Stop holding onto people that treat you like crap. They might be nice sometimes, but the rest of the time they disrespect you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/stop-holding-onto-people-that-treat-you-like-crap-they-might-be-nice/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Nice people hate saying 'no' to their friends and family, that's why they get used and taken advantage of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/nice-people-hate-saying-no-to-their-friends-and-family-that-s-why/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Most people don't reach their goals because reaching their goals requires them to do things that they don't want to do. You might not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/most-people-don-t-reach-their-goals-because-reaching-their-goals/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Once a person turns cold it's hard to change back into who they used to be. They have to let go of the past,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/once-a-person-turns-cold-it-s-hard-to-change-back-into-who-they-used/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [You're unhappy with your life because you give up when things don't happen fast enough for you. The bigger the goal the longer it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-because-you-give-up-when-things-don-t/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Some people give up on everything just because they can't fix one thing. You might not be able to fix that, but you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/some-people-give-up-on-everything-just-because-they-can-t-fix-one/) [SONYA PARKER](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [I dont care how brokenhearted someone is if they wanted to be with you they would because the love they feel for you would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/i-dont-care-how-brokenhearted-someone-is-if-they-wanted-to-be-with/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Love is when someone has the power to break your heart into a thousand pieces, but they make sure it stays in 1 piece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/love-is-when-someone-has-the-power-to-break-your-heart-into-a/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) [Explore all 1,539 Sonya Parker quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) ## More Holding quotes > [We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mordechai-vanunu/we-do-not-know-which-irresponsible-israeli-prime-minister-will-take/) [Mordechai Vanunu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mordechai-vanunu/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Like, you can't tell a certain race, like, 'You're supposed to act this way, and you're not supposed to act this way because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreayshawn/like-you-can-t-tell-a-certain-race-like-you-re-supposed-to-act-this/) [Kreayshawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreayshawn/) > [Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-alberti/hold-tenderly-that-which-you-cherish-for-it-is-precious-and-a-tight/) [Bob Alberti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-alberti/) > [I can conquer the world with one hand, as long as you are holding the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-smith/i-can-conquer-the-world-with-one-hand-as-long-as-you-are-holding-the/) [Megan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-smith/) > [“Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/holding-something-doesn-t-make-it-yours-you-realize-at-some-point-you/) [Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/) > [“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/forgiveness-is-about-letting-go-of-the-past-and-not-holding-on-to-it/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) > [“Loneliness is holding the one you love / When you know you might never hold him again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kami-garcia/loneliness-is-holding-the-one-you-love-when-you-know-you-might-never/) [Kami Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kami-garcia/) > [If you're throwing punches or exerting energy but you're not breathing, you're holding your breath. That actually saps your strength, it saps your stamina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/if-you-re-throwing-punches-or-exerting-energy-but-you-re-not/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) > [“There is always power in holding a secret.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/there-is-always-power-in-holding-a-secret/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) > [I'm still holding on to something that I know will never happen, because I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-still-holding-on-to-something-that-i-know-will-never-happen/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The real reason you struggling with letting go is because you keep holding on to what they use to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/the-real-reason-you-struggling-with-letting-go-is-because-you-keep/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) > [“It's the touching they both long for. The holding. Spent their whole lives, each without any.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann/it-s-the-touching-they-both-long-for-the-holding-spent-their-whole/) [Lisa McMann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-mcmann/) > [I want to stay in the ocean. I'm not going to be able to do that from some holding cell in Japan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/i-want-to-stay-in-the-ocean-i-m-not-going-to-be-able-to-do-that-from/) [Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/) > [There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-s-something-so-delicious-about-holding-onto-a-secret-it-s/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) [Browse all 694 Holding quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's no point in holding onto someone that has already let you go.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonya Parker" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone-that-has-already-let-you-go/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Holding" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone-that-has-already-let-you-go/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/sonya-parker-80_holding_there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone_3203859.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's no point in holding onto someone that has already let you go.” — Sonya Parker", "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": "Sonya Parker", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "There's no point in holding onto...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone-that-has-already-let-you-go/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/there-s-no-point-in-holding-onto-someone-that-has-already-let-you-go/#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 } } ] } ```