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One of the most crucial aspects of our lives is our relationships. It can mean the entire world to certain people. However, it may feel unworthy at times, and a walkout may be necessary. But we're too scared to decide whether it's the proper time or whether we truly need to leave.
If you see any of the following indicators in your relationship, it's time to make a decision, because your relationship is already heading in the wrong direction.
6. You have different desires.
Every person on the planet wishes for different things in life and has different desires than the next. When two people in a relationship understand that their wants are also different from each other, the relationship starts to go off the rails. This causes the majority of relationships to end naturally.
Your partner may wish to travel overseas or have a child at a time when you are not ready. In the end, the couple is fantastic at the crossroads, but the real anguish comes when they pretend the crossroad doesn't exist. Sometimes you have to make a difficult decision in your relationships. It's very normal for people to grow apart.
5. You're not as talkative as you used to be.
Any effective relationship is built on the foundation of communication. If you've noticed a significant decrease in the number of calls or text messages you used to receive at the start of your relationship, you probably don't use your phone anymore. For any relationship, silence is the ultimate red flag. It's possible that not talking about anything—good or bad—will make things worse, unresolved, and sour.
4. You are constantly arguing.
Have you started arguing over minor squabbles lately? Then try to go further and figure out what's going on, because there must be deeper issues that need to be addressed. Things have already gotten considerably more serious than they appear when you start shouting at each other about the dishwashing turn or the moving of the car keys from here to there. Fights over trivial matters are a sign of your dissatisfaction with the greater picture. Why are you still in a relationship if all you do is shout at each other?
3. You Haven't Had Sex In A Long Time.
Some people won't care about sex and can spend weeks without having any action. However, if your sex life has gone from hot to cold, it's usually time to re-evaluate your relationship. Are you no longer attracted to each other, or have you given up trying? Although sex isn't everything in a relationship if you're not someone with a low drive and it's essential to you, talk to your partner about it. It's time to act before the ice melts once more.
2. It's No Longer Fun
Perhaps you don't fight. You only have sex once a week, and everything else appears to be in order. But when was the last time you laughed together? We're not talking about regular date evenings; we're talking about how well time passes between you and your partner while you're together. Are you having a good time, laughing, and enjoying each other's company, or are you just sitting silently next to one other? It's a bad sign if you've stopped having fun and began walking slowly side by side.
1. Abusive behaviour (Physical Or Emotional)
If there is even a smidgeon of abuse in your relationship, you don't need any more cause to leave than this. Do they make you feel unworthy or speak to you harshly? Are they abusing or threatening you physically? Are you afraid of upsetting them because they make you feel horrible about yourself? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the relationship isn't worth it and it's time to leave. At the end of the day, partnerships are meant to make you feel good, not to make you feel useless.
It may be a nightmare reading about indications of a relationship ending and getting them almost right. Partnerships are built on the efforts of two people; if one of them is hesitant and uninterested, the other cannot drag the process out for too long. Consider this: nothing on this planet is permanent, even relationships!!