Why Most Relationships Fail

The unfortunate truth is that most relationships have a tendency to fail no matter how hard each partner works to make it a success. And the sad truth is that there are certain pitfalls that could easily be avoided if each partner is aware that they exist.

When you meet people on dating websites, (see my top ones here), in bars, or through friends, family, or co-workers, you have to know that sometimes things just aren’t going to work out.

Today, we’d like to shed some light on potential relationship ending scenarios that could literally make your life a living hell. Since we want our readers to lead a joyous and happy life with their partners, we decided to tackle these heavy topics today on your behalf so that you can continue to enjoy a robust and fruitful relationship with your current partner.

Sadly, many people fail to realize the reasons why most relationships fail. But today you are finally going to learn the truth as we take on these difficult topics head-on.

3 Explanations Why Relationships Come to an End

As with anything in life, there will be difficulties that we have to face as we enter into relationships. Navigating these rough waters is never the easiest or simplest thing to accomplish. But once you know some of the potential downfalls of most relationships, you can use this information to your advantage.

Here are some of the most prominent relationship downfalls in no particular order:

  • Noticing your partner’s faults and nitpicking them – we all have certain faults and flaws that we have to live with. If you are in a relationship with someone that you really care about, you’ll do your best to keep your mouth shut and stop picking on them because of their flaws. If both partners are doing this on a regular basis, the relationship is going to have a difficult time thriving. Instead of constantly scrutinizing your partner, you should do everything that you can to build up their self-esteem and make them feel good about whom they are.
  • Physical distance in a relationship – many long-distance relationships have a tendency to fail for a wide array of reasons. But the biggest reason of all is that the partners do not have the ability to see one another on a regular, day-to-day basis. The lack of physical contact and intimacy often leads one or both partners into the arms of another person. If you are attempting to make the most of a long-distance relationship, please know that it’s very difficult to manage and there really isn’t anything you can do about it except move closer to one another so that you can see each other more regularly.
  • Lack of effort in the relationship – both of you may be very busy and have lots of things going on in your lives. If that’s the case, you aren’t going to put forth a great effort to make the relationship work. This is going to lead to all sorts of problems. The best way to combat the lack of effort is to spend time with one another. By spending quality time with your partner, you’ll have no choice but to either become closer or move farther apart.

And sometimes, you just say dumb things and it backfires on you.  This text message is one of those cases.

Text Mesage Fail

All in all, most relationships fail because of the reasons mentioned above as well as a number of other reasons. Do your best to recognize these situations and try to avoid them or tackle them head-on before they get too far out of control to save the relationship.

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