Let’s face it. No one wants to grow old alone, so men and women are constantly out on the hunt hoping to find an amazing partner for life.
Unfortunately with love, it’s a rollercoaster between heaven and hell. Ending up in the wrong relationship with a horrible partner is all too common.
Here’s how to spot the signs that should tell you to move out and move on.
They constantly criticize and belittle you
You won’t notice it at first, but it may be time to leave if you notice that your partner has a habit of constantly belittling or criticizing you.
This could be for anything you do, like criticizing your views and opinions, to even making fun of your hobbies and interests.
They isolate you
You may find that your partner is the only person you hang out with day in and day out.
That’s because they’ve slowly and gradually isolated you away from all your friends and family.
It’s probably time to leave and reach out again to your loved ones, since they’ll still be there for you when you’re ready to move on.
They cheat
Your partner could have a history of infidelity and cheating.
But even if you’ve given them a chance to redeem themselves and make up for their past mistakes, their cheating may have crept into your relationship already.
If they betray your trust after you’ve taken a chance on them, then take it as a sign that it’s not going to work out in the long run.
They’re jealous and possessive of you
In relationships, there’s always that element of compromise and consideration for your partner.
But feeling crowded by your partner, and being made to feel guilty for having your own interests, groups, and routines, means you may have to end it before you stop doing and being with everything and everyone you love.
They have addictive behaviors
Your partner could have addictive behaviors, like gambling.
So even if you fully support them, and perhaps even helping them through their addiction, if your partner is not ready to address it, then this will do you more harm than good.
They make you feel guilty
If you feel guilty all the time constantly thinking about your partner, then maybe this is their intention.
In certain relationships, a partner can make the other feel guilty for hanging out with others, pursuing their own ambitions and hobbies, or even for their own negative emotions.
They refuse to compromise
Relationships are about compromise, but if your partner refuses to budge from things they want to do, what to eat for dinner, where to go, or even how to decorate, then it might be time to dump the person.
You cannot change their mind on anything so staying just risks you losing some of your own identity.
They’re aggressive
You know it’s time to leave when your partner is verbally or physically aggressive.
These are definite signs of an abusive and toxic relationship that shouldn’t ever continue. But they do need help and support for their anger management issues.
If you feel like you’re in danger, seek help from professionals, or from friends and family to support you in leaving the person.
They blame others for their problems
Another sign of a relationship running its course is when your partner cannot take responsibility for their own problems.
They just refuse to address their issues and continue to blame others for everything that’s not going according to plan in their life.
They have a criminal or violent past
Your partner may or may not have a criminal past, but it’s important to point out the word “past”.
People can and do have the ability to rehabilitate and make up for their past mistakes.
But if they never learned and are beginning to display these behaviors again, then it’s time to leave.
They’re manipulative and deceitful
If you notice your partner being manipulative of you and others, and getting their way by lying and deceiving people, then you cannot trust them.
They’ll make you feel constantly on edge and you could also feel constantly betrayed.
This won’t do you any good and may even start to lower your self-esteem.
They’re financially irresponsible
Being in a relationship means becoming financially linked, especially when living together and making joint purchases.
So if your partner is financially irresponsible, they could just bring you down with them.
You may not even know about the loans and purchases applied for and made in your name.
They have extreme moods
If you go around feeling like you’re walking on eggshells with your partner, then you’re doing yourself more harm than good.
One minute they’re super elated with a huge amount of energy, and the next they’re just moping around, unable to snap out of their misery.
Of course you can choose to support them during extreme mood swings but it’s going to be very exhausting.
They’re incredibly materialistic
If you find yourself coming in last behind their material things, then it’s time to call it quits with your partner.
You may have experienced rage when you put your pinky on one of their precious guitars.
And it’s not because they’re passionate. Just that they’re overly materialistic and completely unreasonable.
They never keep promises
You may find that your partner is completely useless when it comes to fulfilling promises and making commitments.
Unfortunately, you are supposed to be able to rely on them and equally, for them to rely on you.
So if you can’t do either, then that’s a sign of a doomed relationship.
They’re emotionally distant
You may never know what your partner is really thinking or truly feeling.
You are kept guessing all the time and then made to feel guilty for not being able to read them.
If your partner is emotionally distant and refuses to share anything with you, then your relationship feels like you’re flogging a dead horse.
Time to leave and move on.
They control your life
You may feel like you’ve lost your independence completely, or that you’re gradually feeling more and more restricted in life.
That’s because you’re in a controlling relationship where your partner makes you completely reliant on them for everything.
They make inappropriate comments or exhibit inappropriate behavior
As time goes by, you begin to realize that your views and ethics don’t align at all.
In fact, you now find yourself offended by your partner’s inappropriate comments and even embarrassed by their inappropriate behavior, especially towards marginalized groups of people.
They withhold affection
To make you feel worse and starved for attention and support, your partner could withhold affection from you.
This is a cruel and deliberate attempt to make you feel unworthy of love and compassion, unless you fit into that mold they’ve made for you.
They refuse to address their mental health
Lots of people experience issues with their mental health, and at some point will experience difficulties.
But if your partner refuses to address or open up about any issues they’re experiencing, this can be detrimental to the relationship.
They criticize your appearance
A major red flag is when your partner finds faults in your appearance. This can range from making fun of your clothes to criticizing your weight.
This cruelty will surely give you a real complex and a lot of insecurities about the way to look.
They gaslight you
If you are always questioned about your memory and your perception of reality, then you are being gaslighted and this is a big red flag that you should throw in the towel now before things gets worse.
This behavior over time will make you seem smaller and smaller, to the point that you stop trying to have an opinion, and soon, everything you know and remember is from their mouths, not yours.
They pressure you to change your physical appearance
One thing you need to know is that your physical appearance is down to you, and not your partner.
A really toxic trait of a bad partner is when they make sly digs on how you look and then start making suggestions on changing your appearance including losing weight, having a haircut, and even what you wear.
They don’t let you have any input in important decision-making
If your partner is in control of the relationship and your life, one clear sign is that they won’t allow you to have any input in your own or joint decision-making.
Remember that your decisions affect you, so it is important to make the best decisions for your own well-being.
Call it quits on the relationship before you end up losing yourself.
They’re emotionally unavailable
You might be desperate to have your feelings acknowledged and emotions responded to, but they never do.
Then it’s impossible to make a deep emotional connection with your partner because they’re just emotionally unavailable to you.
They never show empathy or compassion toward you
If it’s time to leave, you will notice that your partner is incapable of showing you any empathy whatsoever.
You even feel completely ignored by the lack of compassion and you may feel like they don’t understand you or what you need in the slightest.
They hate to see you succeed
When you succeed, your partner cannot stand it. It’s all about them, not you, and if you step into the limelight with your success, they try to steal it away in an attempt to make it about themselves.
Perhaps they begin to feel a little smaller and less significant with your achievements too.
They downplay your achievements
If your partner downplays your achievements, that’s sign of jealousy and it’s clear that they’re overly threatened by your success.
They will begin to feel like they’re losing control of you, so they attempt to lower your self-esteem simply by knocking you down a peg or two.
They blame you for their negative emotions
And when they feel bad, it’s your fault. They want you to feel responsible for their terrible moods as if you caused them.
Maybe it’s an attempt to get you to dote upon them and end up always considering them before doing anything for yourself.
They’re insensitive to your needs and feelings
It’s time to leave if you are made to feel unfulfilled, unhappy, unconsidered, or unimportant in any way.
You might feel like you do everything, like considering their feelings, and just end up with nothing in return.
Your partner is completely insensitive to your feelings and you’re not getting what you need from your relationship.
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