Guys, do you know what time it is? All together now! Breakup time!!! Two weeks before Christmas is one of the most popular times of year for couples to call it quits. This may be due to the daunting task of picking out the *PeRfEcT* Christmas gift for your partner or maybe to capitalize on the prospect of going home for the holidays and hooking up with the one who got away back in high school.
I don’t know. I’m no relationship expert, isn’t that right PAIGE?! Please return my calls.But the shitty thing about being in a shitty relationship is that almost always, you’re the last one to come to terms with it. While your buddies are talking shit behind your back, often times we continue to be the masters of our own demise, seemingly powerless to unchain the shackles. Well hopefully, these tell-tale signs of a doomed relationship will help you come to terms with cutting ties.
These 10 signs were revealed by Rachel Maclynn, a psychologist and relationship expert from The Vida Consultancy, first published on Daily Mail. The italic commentary below are from me, Matt Keohan, an expert on bottling up my feelings and blowing up at the wrong time. Enjoy.
1.) You’ve lost your sparkle
Your friends may be the first to point out to you that you just don’t seem yourself. Being in an unhappy relationship can take its toll and if you aren’t aware of what the problem is, your overall enthusiasm for life can become jaded.
What if you’ve never had a sparkle? I haven’t felt an authentic emotion in four years (drugs aside).
2.) You’re easily irritated by your partner.
You find yourself constantly rolling your eyes and tutting at the most insignificant things your partner does.
Keep leaving clumps of hair in the shower drain, see what happens babe.
3.) You go off sex or intimacy
Most people expect their sex drive to slow down once they are in a relationship, but if you feel no physical arousal at all when your partner gets close you, then there could be a more serious issue at play.
After the honeymoon stage, the only person I can get to touch my package is my doctor. Watch your eye, doc. This thing has a mind of its own.
4.) You find yourself wanting to spend more time alone.
10.) You belittle your partner in front of your friends.
When you feel unhappy in a relationship you start to lose respect for your partner, so shaming him/her publicly becomes a tell-tale sign that something is fundamentally wrong within the relationship.
Ok this is just mean. If you do this, you’re a monster who doesn’t deserve love.
If you are experiencing many or all of these symptoms, Tinder is like shooting fish in a barrel.
[h/t Daily Mail]
