One-Sided Relationships Love, Sex & Relationships:

Being in love can be a beautiful thing. When it comes over you, it can bring so much joy and happiness to your life that there is no better feeling than it. However, with the good sometimes comes the bad. You should take a moment to analyze the relationship as to whether it is really worth your time and energy. You have to accept that your partner’s feelings are out of your hands. The most you can do in a relationship is be yourself, and find someone who will love you for who you are for the rest of your life. This isn’t as easy as it sounds.

While our hearts may fall out of love with that person, our minds continue to say the things we need to hear in order to keep trying in the relationship. That can explain why many people stay in horrible relationships they know they aren’t meant to stay in, even relationships which are one-sided. It isn’t fair to you or your partner to be together out of comfort and they should not be your safety net. At some point it all falls apart and you find yourself alone and realizing that you infact have been alone for a long time now while in the relationship, you just refused to admit that to yourself. Most people want to avoid the pain of losing someone; but it is better to be upfront about your feelings sooner rather than later. You don’t want to wake up one day, years later, and regret the time you have wasted on someone who you were not going to spend the rest of your life with. You should be honest with yourself and ask yourself the difficult questions that need to be asked.

"Don’t stay in the relationship past the expiration date!"

Signs of a one-sided relationship:

- The relationship is stale and you are always the one planning the dates. When you go out there is minimal effort on their part.

- You are not introduced to the important people in their life.

- You have to ask for small gestures instead of them showing you love and affection.

- Physical touch isn’t the same anymore; there is no cuddling and the sexual interest has been lost.

- Your partner takes you for granted and they develop bad habits, with disregard for you.

- They are unreliable: words are spoken, but no action to back it up.