To say the truth, breakups are hard. Sometimes you can not even pinpoint where the relationship went wrong, that's the most difficult part of it. Some relationships do not give a big warning sign, a definable cases, or red flags, but something still doesn't feel right.
Hence, in this kind of situation, it will be very arduous to make the expressive decision to walk away when you are unable to put a label on the reason. It's necessary to be aware of what's not going on right, even if nothing is certainly wrong, it is not advised to throw in towel at the first obstacle or controversy.
I'll be listing some points that may likely show that a relationship is not for you, even without obvious red flags:
1) You are more interested in spending time with others: You find yourself losing interest in your partner, you're less interested in spending quality time with your partner. You prefer hanging out with your friends every night, but that's not a great indicator of a healthy relationship. In building a healthy relationship, with the fact that you want to keep your relationship with other people, you should not consistently prefer to spend time with others over your partner.
2) You feel drained after spending time together: The quality of your relationship can also be determined by knowing how you feel after spending time with your partner. Do you feel energized, uplifted, and relieved or do you feel drained? Try to pinpoint what's making you feel that way if it's latter. However, a healthy relationship also has ups and down because every day is not going to be a smooth sailing, but with good communication, you should feel positive generally after your time together even after a disagreement.
3) You don't miss them when you are apart: My three favorite things are self-care, independence, and self-love. Some Times we might want to spend some time apart, it's important sometimes, but it becomes bad when you spend a lot of time away from your partner, and you find out that you did not miss them during those periods, that could likely be a sign that the relationship is not right for you. Are they reaching out to you to tell you how much they miss you, but you are not having the same feeling? You have to be aware of the way you feel, if the feelings are not reciprocated, it's a sign of an unhealthy relationship.
4: You start to feel irritated by everything they do: Suddenly you start to hate the way they chew their food, you become irritated with the trails of water your partner leaves on the floor after their shower, even the song alarm that plays on their phone will make you want to scream.
However, you cannot love everything about your partner, but a constant irritation with your partner signifies an unhealthy relationship. If something is bothering you in a relationship, try to talk about it lovingly, but if it's something you can not get over it, it may not be you but the relationship.
5) They aren't the first person you want to go to with good news: Most times, you will love to share good news about a promotion or other exciting things with your friends or mom. If you're in the line of sharing good news to others instead of your partner because of the fear that your partner will not give you the exciting response that you need, it may be a red flag. Your partner is your biggest fan, you should always feel optimistic that your partner will want to celebrate your wins.
6) You don't care enough to argue: A constant argument signifies a red flag, it makes a relationship to be toxic, and having no argument at all may also be a red flag, the case is contradictory, but I'm going to shed more light on it.
Are your feelings too tired to talk about things that upset you with your partner, or you don't care enough to raise any concerns or disagreements with your partner? Do you think that everything is going to be good when you leave things unsaid? The truth remains that, you have no inspiration to improve or work on your relationship if you're not caring to disagree even when things are going wrong. This also means that you are losing interest in the relationship.
Note
When you notice a red flag in your relationship, try to take note of them and take the situation seriously, consider the effect not just in the nearest future but also down the line.
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Red flags in relationship are more like being in a toxic relationship or not defining your relationship. We need to take caution on the red flags when dating someone.