Things You'll Need:
- Time to sit back and think objectively
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Step 1
Happiness is an important component of any relationship. Sit back and evaluate how happy you are in your relationship. Determine what percentage of the time you are pleased with the relationship and use the 80/20 rule. If you are happy at least 80 percent of the time, then you are in a relationship that is worthy of your time and attention. If not, it’s time to make a clean break.
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Step 2
Is your relationship strained because your significant other cheated on you? If so, run, don’t walk, away! Let’s face it, once a cheater, [almost] always a cheater. Relationship experts agree that the likelihood of a cheater repeating the offense is quite high. Follow you gut and leave now before you set yourself up for heartbreak once again.
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Step 3
Check your relationship’s stress level. Is there a cloud of low-grade stress that hangs over your relationship? If so, think about why that is and see if there is something you can do to alleviate that stress. If it is something that can’t be addressed and discussed, then maybe the relationship is just not for you. Stress is an indicator that something is awry, so don’t force a relationship that doesn’t feel quite right.
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Step 4
Avoid the ex factor. If your honey can’t stop talking about her ex love, then she is not completely over her old relationship, even if the talk if negative. Decide whether you want to continuously be compared to or hear about the ex or if you want someone who is ready to put all of her energy into the one with they are with now. It really just depends on where you are in the relationship. If you want it to be causal and you don’t mind if you are playing second fiddle because you are in an informal dating situation, stick around. But if you are holding out because you think things will get better and that she is The One, take a step back and look at the situation without the rose-colored glasses. If you don’t, you might be setting yourself up for heartbreak.
