Maybe your parents will be disappointed if you break up.
Maybe your friends will feel like you’re making a mistake.
But it doesn’t matter what they think.
Ryan Jacobson
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Updated 4 years ago,February 24, 2021
1.
You dont want to be the only one in your friend group who doesnt have a partner.
And you dont want to be questioned by every relative about when youre going to settle down.
Its easier to stay in the relationship youve already built than to tell everyone youre single again.
Youre staying with them because youre excited about the milestones theyre going to help you reach.
Youll get to walk down the aisle.
Youll get to paint a nursery.
Youll get to own your own home.
You even like getting hearts on couple photos you post online.
Everyone assumes youre happy and you want it to stay that way.
You want people to think you have your shit together.
That doesnt mean that the rest of the relationship is going to go smoothly.
You dont want to stay with someone, simply because theyre good in bed.
There should be much more you enjoy about your partner than the way they touch you.
If sex is the only thing keeping you together, you might not belong together.
You dont want to force yourself to stay in an uncomfortable situation.
The longer you wait, the harder it will be for your person to handle.
Everyone else wants you to stay together.This isyourlife.
No one else gets to choose who you date.
Maybe your parents will be disappointed if you break up.
Maybe your friends will feel like youre making a mistake.
But it doesnt matter what they think.
All that matters is whether or not youre happy.
Youre too comfortable to go anywhere.You shouldnt stay with someone, simply because you have a history.
Because youre used to dating them.
Because it would be scary to leave.
If you dont want to be together, then you shouldnt be together.
You have no obligation to stay.
Youre allowed to go.
