Perhaps one individual likes the idea of an open marriage, or of being swingers, and the other…does not. Perhaps one individual is polyamorous. It can be very hard to have a deep connection with someone who subscribes to a different idea of marriage than you do.
Simply trying to keep up with what is happening in the other’s life is very hard. Something exciting will happen on a Monday, but I don’t really get the chance to sit down and catch up with my partner until Thursday, and by that point, four other big things happened and I totally forget about the Monday thing.
When you talk about something that would be fun for the two of you to do next spring, she brushes it off. She doesn’t know for certain that she’ll still be with you next sprin
He cannot be bothered to look online for a gift for a baby shower or wedding to which you were both invited. Forget about driving to the actual store. This task always falls on you—even if it’s his friend’s wedding or baby shower.
If you could go back in time to your twenties and be a fly on the wall during a conversation between you and your friends, about your dating life, you’d probably want to jump off the wall and scream, “No! You got it all wrong!"
Since relationships are full of emotional ups and downs, some couples think their love-hate relationship is normal, but it's not.
A break doesn't have to mean a break up.