Is it time for ending a relationship? While you and your partner may face routine issues and obstacles, you need to know the major signs of a romance going wrong and if you need relationship help. Otherwise, ending things becomes more difficult the longer it lasts. Here's what to watch for:
1) Regular dishonesty: Okay, everyone is less than honest at one point or another. However, it is accepted that the intention behind the dishonesty is important. If you find that you partner is lying regularly--even if it's just trivial matters--the reality is that your partner may not be trustworthy. On the bright side, you'll have the authority to discuss what living with a habitual liar is like.
2) Lack of privacy or space: This is another indicator that trust--a pillar of relationships--is absent. It may be time for ending a relationship if your partner needs to be with you at all possible moments, this should not be flattering. Your partner may be developmentally challenged or simply a controlling, manipulative individual. This red flag is actually a green light for relationship help or a quick escape.
3) Communication gradually declines: When this happens, the two of you stop sharing significant parts of your lives and you may need to consider ending a relationship. Indeed, there may be only the odd discussion on a neutral topic. Communication that takes place only at a superficial level (as in, not at the level of innermost thoughts and feelings or desires) causes couples to drift apart and feel disconnected rather easily.
4) The roving eye: Convention has it that, if you are satisfied with what you have, there is no need to search for deputies, substitutes or replacements. If other people catch your partner's eyes too easily, this is a sign that needs in the relationship are not necessarily being met. Note that there is a difference between acknowledging good looks and lusting.
5) There a negative change in your partner's behavior: Maybe your partner starts spending more time with friends or on the Web than before. Changes in your partner's pattern of behavior, that exclude you more often than not, are red flags on a white background.
There are other red flags that couples should keep an eye out for. This list is not exhaustive by any means. The good news is that these red flags do not summarily mean ending a relationship. There are few problems too great for relationship help. Red flags are like a cancer, but early detection (through vigilance) and treatment (via relationship help) can eliminate them.
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