5 Signs that your Relationship is in Danger

Strong relationships is a blessing and those who are lucky to upkeep it hold one of the most significant asset in lives. However, there are some alarming signs that your relationship might be in danger, and it is time to do something about it. Below are five signs that might indicate that your relationship is in danger and it is time to do something about it.

1. Losing interest in each other

Interest is an essential building block of any relationship. We take interest in the significant other, and that's what keeps us motivated to share life with the other person. New relationships are bright because you do not know much about your partner and are eager to learn more about them. But, as you start to know your partner the belly-tingling unpredictability ends and as their person becomes predictable, we may take less interest in them, expecting nothing to surprise us or excite us any longer. It does not happen at once. Instead, it results from a series of actions, including one not valuing your partner (or them not valuing you), not getting what you expect from your partner, and not spending quality time together.
You may not even pay attention as you have grown apart if there is someone else in your relationship with whom you share time and your couple-space, such a a child, friends or family members living together with you. Thus, your emotional intimacy might have shifted from your partner to that third person(s). And only when this third person is gone (like child going to college and leaving home), only then you realize that you do not hold interest in your partner.

2. Boredom in the relationship

In a healthy relationship, both partners feel comfortable when they are around each other. They can talk openly to each other, feel each other and plan something together. Once you start avoiding each other and get bored in each other's presence, it is a red flag for your relationship. Your talks become boring and are dedicated to the most mundane home-related issues: who did what and when. There are no common topics that excite you, and as time goes by you prefer to spend more time in silence in the same room or to be alone. Sometimes you feel that you have to say something to your partner, or even want to say something, but you are no longer free to express your feelings. Boredom in a relationship usually indicates that it hides other emotions, such as repressed anger, which shows that there are some emotionally charged issues you haven't worked through.

3. No physical intimacy

Sex is not a relationship by itself, but it is an integral part of a healthy relationship. It is more than an act of mere pleasure; it's the ability to feel close to a person you love, connected and comfortable. But then there comes this time, when something is constantly stopping you from making love with your partner. It may be because one of you is always too busy, too tired, or not in the mood. Or you try, but then your partner rejects you, and when they try, you reject them. At the end you just stop trying. Good sex unites partners. If your intimate life has worsened and you don't feel physical attraction toward your partner, it is a clear indicator that something OTHER than sex in this relationship is not good. You may be disappointed in your partner and the relationship, you maybe disillusioned about your future and what your partner is able to deliver, you or your partner may feel overwhelmed because of other stresses. But when the physical aspect vanishes, it takes the romantic part of a relationship with it.

4. Resentment

A good relationship improves your life and gives you a feeling of satisfaction from being together with your partner. It brings the feeling of justice and equality - you are equal and are in the boat. However, you resent relationships when you think your partner is unfair to you. Their aggressive actions might hurt your feelings, or their goals might differ from yours or they allow themselves to skip some duties leaving them only to you. You might feel that your partner criticizes you and does not respect your feelings or opinions. Or whenever you are in trouble or feel sick and you need your partner, they refuse to show support. We enter the relationship to be happy and build a fulfilling relationship. When it's not, it drains us physically, mentally, and emotionally, the dissatisfaction within us is growing and and instead of happiness a resentment builds up. When we are resentful, we can not cooperate, we can not reach agreement and we can not create and work the ground and saw the seeds of happiness together.

5. Feeling hopelessness and desperation

A healthy relationship keeps you happy, motivated, productive and relaxed at the same time. When you grow indifferent in your relationship, that means you have lost hope. You stop to care for this relationship and your partner. You do not see the future in it. Frequently it happens when communication doesn't succeed. You can not express yourself, you feel that talking is not welcome. Your partner might send signs that they are not interested in listening to you and understanding your thoughts and feelings. Usually people keep trying to mend this situation, but hopelessness and desperation grows when you are trying with no results. When hope for happy relationship is gone, when motivation is gone as well and the partners simply stop trying to improve things and they stop communicating too.