52 Push Me Away Quotes For Creating Space

By Clifton Sankofa

School Leader, Language Arts Expert & Master Quote Curator

Published January 8, 2023

These “push me away” quotes remind us of the challenges that pop up when people push us away, or we push them away.

If you are looking for quality “push me away” quotes, we have you covered.

Why do people push others away?

People push others away for many reasons.

Depending on the situation and the personalities of the parties involved, people push and get pushed away.

Here are some reasons people push others away:

Fear of intimacy
Attachment issues
Low self-esteem

To be intimate with someone means to have close emotional or physical ties.

These ties can change as a relationship evolves, so people push others away for various causes.

People commonly push others away because they are afraid of intimacy or commitment.

Pushing someone away does not always have to be in the form of a romantic relationship.

Some people push away family, friends, colleagues, and even opportunities.

Pushing others away is a defense mechanism that some people employ to protect their feelings.

Some people do not recover from being emotionally hurt or vulnerable in a relationship.

Feelings of rejection or even bereavement can impact a person’s well-being.

Developing connections can be difficult

As a result, they push away anyone who attempts to develop a connection with them.

This course of action feels safe and protects their feelings, allowing them to avoid emotional vulnerability.

Check out our “push me away” quotes below to learn more.

“Push me away” quotes for when you feel pushed away

It is common to feel pushed away at some point in life.

1. “Don’t push me away. I’m attracted to you.” — Maya Banks

2. “How long are you going to push me away?” — J.J. McAvoy

3. “Normally, we push away the things we’re scared of.” — Jeff Bridges

4. “Don’t push me away and then wonder where I went.” — Darian Boss

5. “Whatever comes, don’t push it away. When it goes, do not grieve.” — Mooji

6. “When God hands you a gift, you don’t push it away and tell him ‘later.’” — J.B. Salsbury

7. “I don’t draw attention to myself or have security pushing people away.” — Vanessa L. Williams

8. “I’m angry that you keep pushing me away when I know you don’t want to.” — Cora Carmack

9. “I’m not good at love. I’m like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away.” — Kristin Cashore

10. “By pushing or forcing something upon people, you tend to push people further away.” — Christopher Atkins

Please don’t push me away quotes

Most people do not like feeling pushed away.

11. “My problem is that I push people away and then hate them for leaving.” — Anonymous

12. “She didn’t know who would leave or stay. So she pushed them all away.” — Anonymous

13. “I have also considered many scientific plans during my pushing you around in your pram!” — Albert Einstein

14. “One day you’re gonna remember me, and remember how much I loved you…then you’re gonna regret letting me go.” — Drake

15. “Be mindful of what you throw away, be careful of who you push away, and think hard before you walk away.” — Anonymous

16. “You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.” — Rene Descartes

17. “If you push someone away long enough, they will finally be far enough away that even you can’t reach them anymore!.” — Anonymous

18. “With you and me, I don’t know what anything means. We’re pushing each other away, and yet I don’t seem to be able to let you go.” — Stephanie Witter

19. “Don’t try to hold people to you, don’t try to push them away. Let life do everything for you. This is the proper attitude on the path of love.” — Frederick Lenz

20. “Pushing me away, so I give her space dealing with a heart that I didn’t break. I’ll be there for you; I will care for you. I keep thinking you just don’t know.” — Drake

“Push me away” quotes about love

Being pushed away by someone we love is never easy.

21. “Don’t push me!” — Yasin Bey

22. “I’ll never stop caring. But if you decide to push me away, I’ll go.” — Anonymous

23. “Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.” — Anonymous

24. “Be careful how far you push me away. I may end up liking it there.” — Anonymous

25. “While you’re ignoring her, someone else is begging for her attention.” — Anonymous

26. “You may not be pushing me away, but you’re not fighting to keep me either.” — Anonymous

27. “If you push me away, don’t be surprised when you can’t pull me back later.” — Anonymous

28. “Don’t push me cause I’m close to the edge, living on the thin line we know the ledge.” — Inspectah Deck

29. “If I push you and push you, maybe you’ll learn to dance, but more likely, that will move you away from me.” — Randa Haines

30. “Pushing people away and denying yourself love makes you weak, not strong. Especially when you do it out of fear.” — Anonymous

31. “Some people push people away because they don’t want to get hurt. Some people push people away because they got hurt.” — Anonymous

32. “Don’t push that person further who truly values you so much, because one day, from pushing them further, they will never come back again.” — Jeremy Legend

Insightful “push me away” quotes

You never know who will resurface on your journey, be mindful of who you push away.

33. “If you start to miss me, just remember that I didn’t walk away…you let go of me.” — Anonymous

34. “If one day you realize that we’re drifting apart, it’s because you’ve pushed me away.” — Anonymous

35. “Don’t push away the people who truly care about you because one day they won’t come back.” — Anonymous

36. “He leaves me alone in my grief because I’ve made it so hard for him to console me.” — Colleen Hoover, All Your Perfects

37. “Pushing away unwanted feelings and situations equals inviting them to return back with a greater strength.” — Raphael Zernoff

38. “I push everyone I love away. “He shrugged.” I don’t mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister.” — Kristin Cashore

39. “I fell apart that very day, begging you to stay. You said no and pushed me away. Now this very day, I’m glad didn’t stay.” — Emma Taylor

40. “A depressed person is often a person who will push others away. If you are pushed away and pushed away and pushed away, you have to have an enormous amount of inner resources to keep going back.” — Miriam Toews

41. “Pushing your partner and showing them more affection than they show you is one of the most common problems in relationships.” — Nitya Prakash

42. “Someday, you’ll find the place. It’s the place where love takes over hater. Then you’ll see all the things you do affect everyone around you. Then you’ll see there’s no fear at all. You held my hand; we took down that wall as I looked at you with nothing to say.” — Hillary Duff

“Push me away” quotes about relationships

It is not always easy to push some relationships away.

43. “Don’t push me; I am ready to burst!” — Anonymous

44. “Don’t push me because I’m close to the edge.” — Grand Master Flash

45. “It amazes me how easy it can be to push away someone you love.” — Karen Kostyla

46. “You can’t always be pushing people away. Someday nobody’ll come back.” — Jacqueline Woodson

47. “Sometimes they push you away because they know you deserve better.” — Anonymous

48. “Love won’t be tampered with; love won’t go away. Push it to one side, and it creeps to the other.” — Louise Erdrich

49. “Now I understand why you pushed me away. I looked far, and now I see that the only one I needed was me.” — Hilary Duff

50. “I was so awash in sensory overload that I was caught completely unaware when he did push me away.” — Richelle Mead

51. “I just wanted you to know that it’s not you. It’s me. It’s all me, and if I push you away, it’s because I don’t know how to pull you close. I’m not good with people.” — Jessica Clare

52. “If you want some advice, honey, stop pushing the boy away. Otherwise, at the end of all of this, he’s going to find a woman who really wants him and doesn’t keep pretending she doesn’t.” — Sam Crescent