exact meaning of 你自以为的极限只是别人的起点 the translation for this sentence 你自以为的极限只是别人的起点 is "your peak is just the beginning for others". this is about a love story the guy just gave up chasing the girl and the girl said this sentence to him. what i'm confused is does she mean your peak is the begining of other people to court her? or does she mean the guy's peak is suppose to be just the beginning as a reference in courting rituals here in China? so technically is the girl saying you and i dating is just the start you gave up too easily?
&quot;你自以为的极限只是别人的起点&quot;
&quot;The limit you thought you had reached, is just a starting point for some other people.&quot;

She was saying the guy gave up too easily.
He thought he had reached the limit of his ability to continue on with this relationship; The woman disagreed, suggesting the level of obstacle this guy facing was no more than a starting point of a challenge in many people's eyes.
A challenge get harder and harder after it started. But the starting point of a challenge is easy--  all you have to do, is to 'decide to take it on.'