It sucks being ignored, especially by someone you care about like your husband, right?
Well, this article isn’t about how to deal with your husband if he’s ignoring you. It’s more of a light-hearted look at the topic by looking at ‘husband ignoring wife quotes’.
I love quotes. Quotes help to tell a story in just a few words, as well as give us a short sound bite to use that explains how we’re feeling.
If you’re tired of being ignored by your husband, I think you’ll enjoy some of these quotes:
Husband Ignoring Wife Quotes
While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored.
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Something has to be heard to be ignored. He heard me this time, and he ignored me.
H.G. Parry
She would have called after him but for the dread of being ignored.
Ian McEwan
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It would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored.
David Levithan
Lonely isn’t a feeling when you’re alone, lonely is a feeling when no one cares.
James Merrow
Being ignored hurt worse. Shunning is harsh. Brutal. Worse than a beating.
Lori Nelson
When you’re nothing, people will ignore you but when you’re on top that’s when everybody swears they know you.
Lincey Alphonse
Distance doesn’t separate people. Silence does.
Jeff Hood
You’re ignoring me so loud that it’s deafening. This silence is so deep that it’s echoing.
Anna Jae
The worst thing a guy could do for a girl is to ignore her while she’s loving you with all her heart.
Liam Payne
I don’t like being ignored, and I don’t like being forgotten.
Kreay Shawn
If you’re being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.
Lykke Li
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.
Robin Williams
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Words can sting like anything. But silence breaks the heart.
Suzanne Nichols
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Oscar Wilde
Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself.
L. Ron Hubbard
When your friends are ignoring you that means they weren’t your friends from the beginning, they were just acting like it.
Nishan Panwar
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
Steve Martin
When your husband ignores you, no matter if it’s all the time or just after arguments, he is trying to avoid and run away from a problem instead of dealing with it and solving it.
Lisa Penn
If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it. Don’t bother reserving a space in your heart for someone who doesn’t make an effort to stay.
Lorenzo Dozier
They ignore you now but need you later on.
Unknown
I’ve come to realize that the only people that I need in my life are the ones that need me in theirs even when I have nothing else to offer but myself.
Unknown
The great thing about being ignored is that you can speak the truth with impunity.
Steve Aylett
Why Do Husbands Ignore Their Wives?
Being ignored by your husband – or even ignoring your husband – is one of the most upsetting and damaging things to a relationship.
Not only is it rude, immature, and emotionally damaging – it qualifies as a form of abuse.
There are a number of potential reasons why a husband may be ignoring their wife.
It’s hard to determine why your husband is treating you this way without knowing your exact circumstances, but it’s likely to be due to one or more of the following reasons:
The Struggle to Communicate Their Feelings
Some men find it hard to communicate with their partners, and instead of trying they tend to shut down completely.
You know your husband better than anyone, if he struggles to communicate and talk about small things, he might be dealing with something more serious.
You’ve Hurt Them
You may have done something to hurt your husband, albeit unintentionally.
If your husband feels wronged or hurt, they might be retracting into a shell trying to figure out how to move forward.
They Want to Hurt You
Tying into the last point, if you have done something to hurt your husband’s feelings, he might be ignoring you as a way to get revenge.
Let’s be real here, ignoring some is very hurtful. Whether a person feels like it’s deserved or not, it’s not a nice thing to do.
They’re Dealing With Some Emotional or Mental Problems
The reason why your husband is ignoring you might have nothing to do with you, and everything to do with some internal issues they’re dealing with.
Obviously, this doesn’t help you as being ignored does have a huge negative impact on the relationship.
As you can probably tell from reading through the above points, the most common solution to all of these issues is good communication.
If you can put whatever happened behind you and break down the barriers to talk to your husband, there is always a way to stop this behavior of ignoring.
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Phil lives in England, UK, and has around 20 years experience as a professional life, career and executive coach. He started this blog to help others find and define their own self development journey. Blogging about a wide range of topics to help facilitate a better future.