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How do you know when it's just a rough patch vs time to end a romantic relationship? (self.relationships)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by gaydarless to c/relationships

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How do you know when it's just a rough patch vs time to end a romantic relationship? I know it's quite personal and varies by relationship, so I'm more interested in folks' experiences than in a general rule or standard. (Although if you do have a rule of thumb to share, would love to hear it too.)

Note: I'm not speaking of abusive situations, but of relationships with ordinary troubles.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sometimes things get better and sometimes they don't, but there are times where you're not ready to leave a relationship, and that's okay

I'm an overthinker, so I refer back to some random proverb about always thinking things through twice, because otherwise I end up thinking about the decision 3, 4, 317 times. So I encourage you to think it through in two different occasions, just keeping in mind 'I'm not ready to make this decision' and 'I'm not ready to leave this relationship right now' are just as valid as 'yes' or 'no'

[–] gaydarless 1 points 2 years ago

Really helpful, thanks! I'm a chronic overthinker as well and it can result in decision paralysis.