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Are You Meant to Be or Meant to Leave?
8 signs your relationship isn’t meant to be, no matter how much you wish it was.
Relationships are hard work. We hear that all the time, and we see it as we navigate our relationships. We have to compromise, talk things out, be vulnerable, and accept not only our own flaws, but our partner’s. It can be tough sometimes.
But there’s a line between working hard on a relationship and trying to force a relationship that just isn’t meant to be. Sometimes that line can be hard to see, which is why it’s important to know what signs to look for.
These eight signs are clear enough to be seen from space. If any of these are present, your relationship isn’t your happy ever after.
You see totally different futures
You want marriage and he doesn’t. He’s counting the days until he can move to a bigger city and you’re dreaming of country life till the day you die. You want to travel the world and he’s almost saved enough money to buy his forever home in cash.
It’s one thing if you see the same future with small differences. He wants three kids, you want four — that’s a difference you might be able to work out. The same if you see a different timeline for marriage. But if one of you sees…
