Piggy backing off the Jon and Kate Plus 8 post from yesterday, in response to that post a few commenters said that Jon and Kate’s divorce was inevitable. Although it would have been nice to see the couple work on rebuilding their relationship, the general consensus was that their relationship was beyond repair. So how do you know when to walk away from a relationship that just can’t work itself out? Below are five tell-tale signs that a relationship has reached its end:
Communication? What communication?
Communication is key in all relationships. If you and your partner are no longer communicating, nor taking the effort to try to communicate, then that’s flashing red lights. The key to a relationship is being in tune with the other emotionally and physically. When that line has been severed, what’s left are two acquaintances that sleep in the same bed.
You enjoy being apart
No one is saying couples don’t get sick of each other every once and awhile, but once a couple starts to relish the time they spend apart and then feel resentment when together, they should definitely think about moving on.
Lack respect, passive aggressiveness
This is when one partner (or both) stop treating each other as equals and start using their insecurities to make the other feel as awful as they feel. They don’t bother coming home on time, they show up late to dates, they don’t call, and sometimes they cheat. Not only do they lack respect for their partner, they also act out passive aggressively due to problems in the relationship they feel aren’t being mended.
No sex
Well this explains itself. No one expects passion in a relationship to stay as strong as it does during the honeymoon phase, but there should be slight spurts of passion in the relationship that comes and goes. If it permanently goes on hiatus then that’s a major problem.
Bicker over petty stuff
Sometimes the littlest things can morph into an explosive argument. Constant bickering can be helped with a little bit of relationship therapy, but sometimes bickering is just your subconscious venting its frustration with the relationship. Maybe it’s time to listen to those subconscious thoughts.
