6 Signs You Need To Look Out For When A Relationship Is Not Working

Listen, before you look looking to understand how to know when a relationship isn’t working out or trying to read the ominous signs, I don’t want to freak you out and have you think that a fight here and there means you need to break up with your partner. That’s not the case at all.

In every relationship, there’s going to be conflict. And it’s normal. When you’re trying to be with someone other than yourself, you’re going to bump heads from time to time. It’s not easy adjusting and compromising with another person, but you do it because you want to be with them. But I’m not talking about that.

There may come the point in your relationship where you feel your conflicts aren’t being used to push the relationship forward; instead, they’re taking you several steps backward.

# There’s no compromise

We love to say this word when describing healthy relationships, but when you look at your own situation, compromising hasn’t been practiced between you and your partner. You cave in and do everything they want to do and they never the option of compromising to make both you and them happy. When compromising doesn’t exist in a relationship, well, it’s not a relationship.

# You just feel bad all the time

When was the last time you felt genuine joy and happiness in your relationship? If this is going to be your partner, you should be feeling good around them.

Of course, there will be phases where you won’t feel good; maybe you’re going through a personal struggle. But your partner should be there to show you the light at the end of the tunnel and give you the love and support you need.

# Your gut is telling you what you need to hear

When you’re alone with your thoughts, you don’t think about positive things about your relationship. Instead, your gut is telling you that something isn’t right; something isn’t working. And this is the time you need to listen to your gut because it’s telling you what you need to hear.

# There’s no communication

You two aren’t fighting, but you’re not talking either. It seems like you two are just existing next to each other. Being with a partner means there’s a deeper connection between you two. But if there’s simply no communication or mindless fighting, you need to see what’s going on.

# You or your partner isn’t being honest

Well, this is a big one. If you’re finding your partner is hiding things from you or lying to you, then the relationship isn’t working. You cannot have a healthy relationship if either partner is lying or hiding things from one another. Honesty is the foundation of a healthy relationship.

# Where’s the intimacy?

Of course, there are going to be phases where you won’t be as sexual with your partner, that’s normal. But if there’s no intimacy at all, then you have a serious problem. If your partner is no longer intimate with you and doesn’t want to work on this problem, then this relationship isn’t working out for you.