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Signs You’re Not Ready for A Relationship

We’re always looking for signs of readiness, but what if you really aren’t ready?

Wendy Miller
7 min readFeb 10, 2021
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At one time, I wanted so much to be in a relationship and find my happy ever after that I never considered that maybe I shouldn’t be dating at all. That maybe I wasn’t really ready to be in a relationship. So I kept dating, and kept getting into failed relationship after failed relationship, without understanding why.

Many people are so busy focusing on finding someone to be in a relationship with that they miss the fact that they’re not actually ready to be involved with anyone right then. It may seem like anyone would realize that they don’t really want to be involved with someone, but that’s not always true. There may, instead, be a sort of craving to have someone in your life and someone that you can share things with. That’s not, however, the same thing as being ready to be in a relationship.

So what are the signs that you’re not ready for a relationship?

The people you’re attracted to

One sign that you’re not ready for a relationship is in the guys/girls that you keep being drawn to. Time after time, the guy you’re attracted to is in no way the one that you need to be with. Even though you’re warned that he’s a…

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Wendy Miller
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