Five Signs Your Relationship Isn’t Working

By: Dim Ikechukwu

We are all imperfect humans striving towards perfection. We all have our weaknesses and strengths and most people allow their weakness to overpower them. Being in a relationship could seem more challenging because you are faced with the task of understanding and knowing each other enough to become compatible. Relationships are not always 100% smooth.

Even those cute couples on your social media feed or timeline also experience some relationship hurdles. But there are relationship difficulties that would drain and destroy you emotionally if you don’t walk out of it. You are confused about what step to take, whether to make it work or move on. But there are signs you can’t just ignore.

Here are five signs your relationship is not working out as expected:

1. You Fight Always or Avoid Communication at All Cost;

You no longer have awesome conversations like before; you get angry at any slightest thing and might result in a fight. Having a healthy argument is not wrong, but it is just a way to sort out things by expressing how you feel. But when communication becomes a luxury, then it’s time to break up to save yourself from emotional or physical damage.

2. You no longer make love.

Being intimate with your partner creates a connection and makes you want to have them around you because you feel safe when you are with them. But when you both stop having this intimate moment, you begin to feel distant and this creates a vacuum and makes you question your relationship status. They no longer show commitment, they keep giving you excuses, they stop calling. You just have to draw your exit plan and go where you will be loved.

3. When you start flirting or cheating.

Once you find yourself or your partner cheating, you begin to lose interest and you eventually become strangers. You just have to break up with them if they are not willing to love and treat you better than they have always done in the past.

4. Dishonesty and habit of telling lies.

They stop being honest about how they feel about you. They tell lies always to cover up their mess and guilt trip you and you both start living in deceit. When this attitude persists, walk out before it’s too late.

5. You don’t talk about the future.

Every relationship is expected to have a goal. It is paramount to communicate the future of your relationship. Inasmuch as all relationships don’t end in marriage but that should be the aim. How do you date someone you don’t see a future with? When they don’t include you in the future plans, then it’s a sign that what they have for you is temporal and that’s why they don’t take you seriously. So planning an exit would do you better than harm.

Good luck with your relationships!