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The 7 Signs It’s Time to End a Relationship

Is your relationship on the rocks? Are you wondering if you should stay or go? Do you wonder if things will change or if you should just go now before it gets worse? If this is you, then you need these 7 signs of how to know it’s time to end a relationship.

Love is the most complicated emotion of them all. We never really know how much someone else loves us, we don’t know if we should love someone and take the risk, and losing love is always so crushing and devastating.

Sometimes, though, we have to let go of love in order to move on and be healthier in ourselves.

It isn’t easy to let go, and it can be even more difficult trying to figure out if we should keep trying or just be done with a relationship.

If you’re wondering about your current relationship, and you’re trying to decide if you should stay or let go, then here are 7 very important signs you should look for.

#1 Neither Of You Try Anymore

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If you’re in a relationship and neither of you are trying anymore, then you really need to take a step back and reconsider things.

Couple’s counseling can do wonders for people who are in a long term relationship and are having problems; however, if you’re not willing to put in the effort of counseling and are not willing to put in the effort of trying to fix the problems in your relationship, then it’s time to move on.

#2 You Never Have Sex

There are times when couples go through a dry spell. Sex often gets put on the back burner when we’re working long hours, have kids to take care of, or are just too tired to make love.

Still, a healthy relationship involves sex and if you don’t have the desire to sleep with each other at all, and if you’re thinking of sleeping with someone else, then it’s probably time to end the relationship.

#3 There’s No Communication

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Another problem many couples have is a lack of communication. Not only do we stop talking to our partner, but sometimes we just stop caring about what our partner has to say.

Neither of these are good situations to be in. Also, if you find that your lover never listens to what you say, or you feel like you have to keep secrets from them, then it’s a definite sign you should end the relationship.

Communication is the key in any kind of relationship, but it’s especially important in matters of the heart.

#4 You’re Happier When He’s Not Around

Couples are usually happier when they’re together.

There’s a certain comfort in knowing you have someone to share your life with, which is why you know it’s time to end a relationship when you are happier when you and your love are apart.

If it gets to the point that you feel suffocated or lonelier when you’re together, then you have a serious problem in your relationship.

#5 You’re Checking Out Other Guys

Okay, before you run off and break up with your boyfriend for eye-cheating as I call it, let me be a little clearer about this. We, as humans, love to look at other humans.

As women, we really do enjoy the way Sylvester Stallone looks without his shirt and we adore getting a flirty glance from a hot guy.

Your guy enjoys those things from gorgeous women, too. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a little eye-flirting.

However, if you’re involved (even as just friends) with a guy who is satisfying you on a more emotional level than your lover, then it’s time to end your relationship.

Emotional cheating means your needs are not being met in your current relationship, and it is very rare that things can be repaired after such a heart-felt affair.

It’s important to understand that everyone needs friends, but your partner should be the person who fills your heart and settles your mind.

You need to be with the kind of man who gives you a sense of emotional comfort and well-being. If you’re not getting that at home, then it’s time to move on.

#6 You Fight All The Time

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All couples argue. I know couples that base their entire relationship on fighting and making up. While I don’t understand the need for so much drama, some couples thrive on it.

If you’re someone who prefers a calm and serene relationship, but find that you and your lover are always arguing and fighting instead of making love and being happy, then you know it is time to end the relationship and move on.

One of the most important aspects of any relationship is comfort. If you can’t be comfortable with your partner, then you shouldn’t be together.

Some couples are quite comfortable fighting all the time and they enjoy the chaos. For other couples, however, it’s a definite sign that something is seriously wrong and you need to break it off.

#7 You’re at a Standstill In Life

Finally, one of the most important (and most overlooked) signs it’s time to move on is when you and your partner get to a standstill in life. Let’s say you’ve been together for a few years and you’re thinking of getting married and raising a family.

Now, let’s assume you’re dating the kind of guy who is quite content just staying the way things are and has no intention of ever getting married or having kids.

You are not going to change his mind. I’ve been down this road enough times to tell you that this standstill is a definite sign it’s time to move on.

This is also the most painful sign, because there isn’t always hurt involved. You and your guy might get along great.

He might be the most physically and emotionally satisfying partner you’ve ever had. But, if you’re ready for more, and he’s not willing to commit, then you have to move on and be true to yourself.

Any time you realize it’s time to end a relationship, there’s a lot of pain involved. It does hurt, and it is a terrible feeling. But, sometimes it’s necessary to end something now in order to find true happiness later.

How do You know when it’s time to end a relationship?

About the author

Trina

Just another hard working mom who loves her kid, loves to write, can’t cook, and has a thing for tentacles! When I’m not hanging out with my Spawn, I’m happily sharing my dating experiences and offering advice and trying to control the chaos that comes with being human.

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