Save the relationship - 5 reasons why not to break up
Some relationship doesn’t run smoothly as we wish it suppose to be. Of course when you choose to love someone, you hope for something more than just couple. Looking for lasting love, someone who gives hope in the future, sharing life together and always stay beside you in happy and hard time. You use to share so many interests and future dreams. Now about the only thing is the air you both breathe. Where’s all the love gone? Your heart doesn’t beat faster like before and every time you meet nothing much you can talk about. In cases like these, deciding to break up is easy.
But why? Do you really have the right reason to leave the one you’ve been choose to be your soul mate? If only it was always so easy. In reality, relationships are like most things in life, threaded through with imperfection. You still laugh at most of his bad jokes, still come over all hot and bothered when he close to you and still feel twinge of jealousy when he looks to other girls. Yet you find yourself questioning the relationship simply because it isn’t perfect, whatever that means. No matter how deep is your love, how hard you try, or how special is he to you – sound perfect, but sometimes love is unpredictable - you can’t see what is going wrong, and suddenly that loves turn into unexpected hatred.
People often make mistakes when they decide to break up with their love one without knowing what exactly the reason why. Lots of confusing somehow makes them do not realized somewhere deep inside their heart, there’s still lot of love. So, before you quit that relationship, remember, it won’t come back to you as easy as you throwing it away from your life. Before it’s too late, think wisely – “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” – could apply to you.
Reason #1 No more congeniality and passion?
Sounds familiar? We often heard this kind of lament and it’s very famous used by couples who choose to break up rather than save their relationship. When the relationship reaches certain level, most of couples think they don’t have to put any more effort to improve their relationship. You think the stability have power to maintain the relationship? Sorry..you’re wrong! Why the passion gone? As time goes by, you’re less care about your partner, you feel different towards him and you find that there’s no more similarity between you and him.
Now, you might be think your relationship begin without love but might be lust. How you can be very sure? But, you don’t realize what happen around you every day gives strong effect to both you. Busy at work, late for every dinner and cancelled anniversary holiday would all become the norm. It’s all about your life and his life – the routines become problem when each other realize there’s no more congeniality and passion when they spend time together. Yet the numbers of couples that break up because they no longer having great times together, talks to each, shares the happiness and sadness or even fantasizing about their partner is astronomical. If there’s absolutely no spark whatsoever, when you’re kissing with some enthusiasm, then sure, it might be time to go your separate ways. After all who wants to settle for a platonic companionship like this unless you’re too old?
But, why have to make hurry decision if you still feel that spark in your heart? If everything about the relationship is ideal, you should think long and hard before you choose to leave him. It’s not easy to find someone who really loves you and care about you and you’re comfortable with. Why do you have to create reason just to fulfill your sex life? You still can consider ways to add a bit of spice to your sex life instead. Remind yourself how lucky you are to have someone like him in the first place. Gratitude is the best aphrodisiac.
Reason #2 Family, friends don’t like him?
Do you care what others think about you? Not sure? You probably care if you’ve been felt badly when your parents, friends or work colleagues comment about your daring tattoo, your efforts at work or even complaint how you dress up. When it comes to relationships, we’re just as vulnerable. You love and adore him, he’s perfect in your eyes, but everyone close to you never approves him. If the whole family opposed and no one of your friends says nice thing about him, of course, one day you will consider the possibility those leader jacket you’re wearing are blinding you to some serious problems.
Otherwise, just because the whole world isn’t in love with him like you are doesn’t mean he’s not the right person to love you. You think he’s not the one for you because you’re so impressionable in matters of the heart and very easy to be put off by the littlest thing. You don’t think twice about his bad habit before, but if your mother or best friend continually alludes to his poor table manners or shocking taste in clothes, their views may come to reinforce your own opinion. So, before you decide to ditch him, review back why you hook into him. Is it because you’re force to love him or because you’re really in love – accept who he is. Remember, no one is perfect! Maybe you should reflect why your parents don’t like him that much and your friends never give credit to him. Ask your mum and she might be says he’s not the best for you and your friends of course trying to add more story about him. But who cares? They might be jealous at you. Who knows? Are you happy with him? Does he treat you nice? If yes, what more? Even though what they’re saying is true, do you deign sacrifice your happiness and future for others contentment? It’s your future, your own life – no matter what people think or say about him; remember how deep his love for you.
Reason #3 He’s not goes beyond the limit of your expectation?
Love is always selfish. Range from husband to wife, mother to her children and following by the children to her/his lovers and interminable to next generation. Love what’s make the hierarchy of life full with variety beauty colour like miracle rainbows. We, human never satisfied with what we have, always looking for something more than just a beauty in eyes. In our childhood time, we’re solely bared to fairy tales, never ending story or beautiful love story. The furthest thing from our mind is the torrid love affairs that lie in store for us. Yet without even knowing it, our expectations of “true love” are most definitely shaped in these formative years.
Our imaginations for love start from untold prince charming replaced by the impossibly handsome and brave hero in all our favourite novels who in turn is replaced by the perfect male leads in Hollywood movies. As we grown up, we’re ready to star in our very own real-life romantic comedy, our expectations in terms of the calibre of boyfriend we want are so unrealistic, it’s actually amazing we ever deign to lower our standards and go out with anyone at all. But there’s a big difference between not liking a guy because he doesn’t live up to your expectations, and liking him, in spite of the fact. Chemistry is a funny thing. You go out on the date with this guy because he met all the criteria you’re looking for all this while. Yet here he’s not really the guy you dream for. He’s got that attraction but you still can’t see something special about him which can make you proud of him.
You feel that special feelings towards him and you sure about it. Then you think many times when he’s not the sort of guy you envisaged for yourself. But, it doesn’t mean you should throw him away and neglect your own feeling. Well, that’s really big mistake. Follow your heart girl and not your ego. True love never measure with how famous he is, what standard he hold or how powerful he’s going to be. The matter is his heart. It’s the only way to identify those qualities in a relationship that really matter. Besides, nobody is perfect, and you are not perfect as you think. Accept yourself gratefully, than you know how to accept others.
Reason #4 Maybe you find somebody much better?
You can’t stand up to when seeing someone else had a better partner than you are. You feel dissatisfaction, frustration, envy and restlessness – and this is called “Greener Pastures Syndrome”. This GPS syndrome often attacks people who’re never feel content with what they have. You’ve done so many times taking risks changing guy beside you with hope he’s better than the one you have now, only to discover a few later he is not? He’s might be everything for you but you can’t help thinking there’s somebody better than him out there. Why girl? How more time you have to chastise yourself for something you’re not sure about.
You choose to stay together, but you still looking for somebody better. If staying together doesn’t help you at all, maybe you should identify the problem at the first place. How much do you know about other people’s lives? Is it just about their favourite restaurant, holiday destination or perfume they wear to their private jet? No wonder you feel a lack. So, before you abandon him, ask yourself if you haven’t just been stricken with a bout of GPS. Beware, you may feel regret if he’s actually admired by every girls. Who’s going to bite her own finger? And if you did really like him, won’t you be kicking yourself if he’s not interested in your offer of a second chance?
Reason #5 You’ve had an argument?
None of the relationship in the world won’t faces problems and having argument even the best one. Maybe at first, everything goes smoothly as you getting to know each other deeper, there’s the conflict may arise. You might be shock for the first time but it doesn’t mean everything is over. You can get through that difficult time if you really love your partner and appreciate the relationship. It’s normal when two people together going through hard time and having arguments sometimes, or to just be in a bad mood – heck it’s even healthy! However, it’s certainly not a reason to announce melodramatically that you’ve made a terrible mistake and want to break up. Think how often your friends drive you nuts or family members make you feel angry all the time, but you still take their apologies. So, why not you learn to forgive your loves one?
Sometimes, we can’t control our emotions when we’re angry towards someone we love. There must be a reason why it’s so hard to hurt their feeling; it’s just like you betray yourself and the love you’ve been shower together. But as a human nothing much we can explain about feelings – it’s changing through time. You might be losing your temper during the fight but a few moments later you realize that you can’t control yourself and feeling guilty at the same time. At this crucial time, you should take a breath and calm down so both of you can talk in an appropriate manner.
In the end, relationships are really about give and take, compromise and seeing the other person’s point of view. They’re not about providing an outlet for venting our rage. Couple in love is belong to each other; treat one another with pure love is fair enough to maintain a lasting relationship.





What you talked about make sense. But
Commented by Jollie B. on February 9, 2007 at 12:18 pmyou need some fine tuning with your english grammar.
Hi Lily,
Commented by Dr. Bill Emener on February 9, 2007 at 12:45 pmIn my view, “Fighting” at times is just part of life. And as I always remind my students… the opposite of love is not hate — it’s indifference. However, I also think it’s important to have rules of engagement and “fight fair.”
Bill
Hi Jollie B. Thanks for visiting and encouraging comment. I’m glad you got my point. English is not my mother language, however, I’m still trying my best to improve those mistake and I’m so sorry about it. Thanks once again.
Commented by MiSs LiLy on February 9, 2007 at 3:03 pmFeel glad to see you again Bill. Thanks for sharing the smart comment and I agree with you to have “rules of engagement” and “fight fair.” Besides, having fight sometimes make us become mature and think what’s mistake we’d done. By that we learn how to improve ourselves and how important to understand the basic principle of relationship. Thanks again, Bill.
Commented by MiSs LiLy on February 9, 2007 at 3:39 pmhi lily, what you wrote is right. I am from India, and here this things are usually felt by men. Thus as per me this applies to the men as well. Anyways this was nice article by you and far as my view is concerned i would sum up the entire thing as have trust in you that you have chosen the right person, have trust in him, find new ways to attract him, give him space to breath (my personal experience), it creates a lot of difference. Make him feel that you love him when ever you get chance and take care that he does not feel suffocated by the access love. Give away your ego. No matter who is fault but we women should give up and try to balance. As per the Hindu belief women have got that power to absorb and balance thus the things can go well if we understand. Last but not the least, love him as if it is your first date with him, with same enthusiasm. Feel those butterflies in your heart. Make him feel the same importance. Give him time out your busy house hold schedule and kids. Avoid boredom. That’s all from me.
Commented by Anjali Trivedi on February 9, 2007 at 6:46 pmAnjali Trivedi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
oops, sorry, i have done some typo mistakes
. but anyone can understand the heart of it. Anjali Trivedi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Commented by Anjali Trivedi on February 9, 2007 at 6:50 pmThanks for dropping by and sharing a very good ideas Anjali. I agree when you say men also felt those feeling like women do, and maybe more. Giving your love one the most incredible wonderful feeling is like you appreciate yourself. Nothing is more happy than see the one you love feel comfortable and content when you’re around. Like you, your man also need some space for himself and they can still can feel your feeling as long as you did it sincerely and with love.
Commented by MiSs LiLy on February 9, 2007 at 11:22 pmI felt excited when you said “find new ways to attract him”, that’s really a great effort when you did it with passion and I’m sure he really appreciate it and know how much you love him.
hi there lilly,
Commented by anjali on February 10, 2007 at 5:39 pmwell just wanted to share one more thing.well we often tends to get on fights as he cannot give attention due to his busy schedule.when i call him he sparks up but one thing i always do is i dont hold ego
and call him up after few hours. and then slowly the things get back on track. the only thing i believe is that one should have unconditional love.no matter what goes wrong i dont miss to call him and say “i love you”. that makes a lot of difference. ya he also said once we guys dont like to hear it quite often. then had to try out new ways to say that by the change in tone while talking. no matter i never clearly say ” i love you” but the while talking about any thing the tone is kept such that it becomes self discribing. there are so many things that he dont like, for eg. me wearing lipsticks. so when ever i meet him i just put glow shine with different flovours. hope you get my point. so the core of the whole thing is if your man does not like one thing about you there is always a way out if you wish to continue.and more important of all we should have lot of transparency between us. like clearly saying and discussing about like and dislike. and try to adjust. for e.g. at job place we try to adjust with our colleagues no matter how they are then why not with him. thats all for today.
Hi Anjali..Nice to see you again. Thanks for sharing your thought and the experiences. I’m so touching with what you do to maintain a good relationship with your man and I think less women nowadays make so much sacrifices like you do. You have that patient, never give up and always look for new ideas to win his heart. You know what you do and I think it’s good for couples alert to their partner like and dislike. Compromising is really a good thing to do in every relationship, however, putting too much effort only by one side doesn’t balance the whole thing. To be fair, both needs to work together, care about the other interest and love is never selfish. Like you said, he doesn’t like you wear lipstick, and you did - that’s good, and I assume he also treat you that way - compromise and care about what you like and dislike. Thanks again Anjali. I wish all the best for both of you.
Commented by MiSs LiLy on February 11, 2007 at 12:16 amhi lily,
thanks a lot. you are right compromise has to be from both the side. and frankly he is even good than me. i do lots of dramas i fight with him, get angry and hell lot of things. when i get angry it is like storm. but he always cools me down. he is equally compromising. and the best part is what ever may happen love should not change. we often turn out being sorry for anything that has gone wrong. the last thing i would say love like today is the last day of your life and as if you will never gfet a seco0nd chance to love him. he also does the same. loves me, care for me. tolrate all my tantrums and dramas
he always keeps on laughing and then i give up. this is sweetness of life. bye for now. it was nice sharing the things with you. have a great time
Commented by anjali on February 12, 2007 at 5:25 pmGlad to see you again Anjali..You’re so lucky having guy that’s really love and care for you. You know it’s hard to find loving guy and patient and understand with all our girl dramas, and I’m very happy for you. Yes, the sweetness of life is when both of you are always there, forgive each other and share the happiness and difficult things in life. Thanks for sharing a very great moment of you. All the best and God bless.
Commented by MiSs LiLy on February 12, 2007 at 7:43 pm