Whenever you begin a new romantic relationship, there’s that period of excitement — after all, every first date has the potential to be the last first date of your life, right? Once the honeymoon period ends and reality sets in, you may realize you’ve found the love of your life – or it’s equally likely you’ll start noticing all kinds of serious red flags you didn’t pick up on earlier. Not every relationship you embark on will (or should be) be long-term.
With age (and a boatload of failed relationships) comes experience. In a recent AskReddit thread, Redditors shared how they knew their relationship wasn’t meant to last.
1. “Lots of arguments over little things. Feeling relieved when you’re no longer around the person.” —jordanair45
2. “Trying to completely change the other individual. Never works out.” —OBUsux
3. “You blame each other when you have problems. Had a shitty day at work? Great. You take it out on me, and have a shitty evening too!” —Bolloux
4. “When people can’t talk openly about what they feel. It’s a frequent issue in early relationships when one or more of the people is too touchy, or too afraid, or can’t trust even when shown reasons to. Simply put: If you can’t communicate, you won’t last.” —DracheGraethe
5. “They shout their love for one another and/or post blurbs about how wonderful and perfect their relationship is on social media, every time they log on, every 15 minutes. Not just occasional posts of that nature. It’s to the point where it’s like, ‘Exactly who are you trying to convince here?'”—coffeeblossom
6. “Lack of trust on either side. Manipulation from either side.” —switchondem
7. “Not knowing how to argue correctly. If you can’t disagree without it turning into a full-blown fight, things are not going to last too long.” —LooksSuspicious
8. “Joint Facebook profile.” —robingallup
9. “Pretending that sex isn’t important.” —AlbertFischerIII
10. “When everything is everybody else’s fault. A person who is unwilling to accept personal responsibility in life is not ready for a partner they’ll have to learn compromise and acceptance with.” —ChikkaChiChi
11. “If you guys have literally nothing to talk about. I had a boyfriend who ‘loved hearing me talk.’ That was great, but dude — I don’t know anything about you. You won’t tell me.” —LynnisaMystery
12. “When you try to imagine where you’ll be in a few years time and don’t like what you see.” —Cyanide_Revolver
13. “Inability to compromise when issues arise. It’s healthier to be flexible.” —BettyCoup
14. “They accuse your previous partner of wire tapping your apartment.” —RichChocolateDevil
Source: Redbookmag.com