Confessions of real women.
It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been in the relationship for a couple of days, a couple of months, or a couple of years already; there will always be a slight chance that you will fall out of love with your partner. There will always be a chance where you might realize that you aren’t meant to be with each other after all; and it’s quite unfortunate whenever that happens.
It can be very painful to think about having to break things off with a person you’re so deeply invested in; but that’s exactly what you’re going to have to do once you realize that they aren’t the one for you after all. And sometimes, it’s a gradual realization; and sometimes, it’s an instantaneous one as well. In this article, we will highlight the experiences of 7 different women and how they came to realize that their partners weren’t “the one” for them after all.
The moment you come to realize that your relationship actually has an expiration date is really a tough one. You don’t necessarily want to break up with them right away because that might seem too rash. But when you really think about it, you don’t want to end up just wasting each other’s time by prolonging the process.
You already know that you’re not meant for one another – and it’s just a matter of time anyway. Should you just rip the Band-Aid off at that point or do you just watch as your relationship dies a slow and agonizing death? It’s a decision that you’re going to have to make for yourself – and it’s not one that you can take lightly.
And don’t fret about the fact that your love didn’t end up working out after all. We aren’t all lucky enough to get love right on our first tries. A lot of us are going to have to go through some very disappointing and unfulfilling attempts at love before we can get it right. And when we do get it right, it will be the best thing that will have ever happened to us; and we will learn to accept those hardships of the past because they lead us to where we need to be.
It’s really a process of experiencing, failing, and learning. It’s constant self-development. You discover more about who you are and what you want out of relationships and then you gain a better perspective on love as a whole. And that’s the whole point of love anyway. It’s never instantaneous. It never comes in a flash. It is built over time It is slow and gradual. And that’s why it’s so beautiful.
1. “He wasn’t the guy I wanted to have raising my kids.” – Katie
Of course, you would never want to disregard the role your partner would play in having children in the future. And if you are someone who doesn’t want to compromise on your dreams of being a parent in the future, then you have to make sure that you end up with someone who will help fulfill those dreams for you.
2. “We were only together because I was too afraid of being single.” – Trish
Staying in a relationship just because you’re too afraid of what life is like outside of one is a terrible reason to stay in a relationship. Fear should never be the primary motivator for staying in a relationship with anyone.
3. “I felt like I didn’t want to put too much effort into the relationship anymore.” – Liz
When you lose the motivation to put in effort into a relationship, then you know that something is wrong. A healthy relationship should always be able to inspire you to be a better person and a better partner.
4. “I started to feel more like a parent than a partner in the relationship.” – Monique
You shouldn’t have to put up with a relationship with someone you have to treat like a child. You need an equal. You need a partner – not someone you have to constantly look after.
Having shared values, principles, and passions in life are important when it comes to determining the compatibility of a relationship. It’s so much easier to just sustain a romance with someone you have minimal friction with.
6. “I was giving more effort into the relationship than he was.” – Stephanie
You never want to have any substantial imbalance in the relationships that you’re in – especially when it pertains to matters of effort. You always want to make sure that you are giving just as much as you’re getting out of your relationships – and vice versa.
7. “I still felt like something was missing in our relationship.” – Patty
While a relationship shouldn’t necessarily be the one thing that makes up your whole life, it should still manage to give you a sense of fulfilment, meaning, and completion. And if the relationship just doesn’t add any meaning to your life, then it really isn’t the relationship for you after all.
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