Don’t be Afraid to End a Relationship Even When It’s Not Completely Broken

Self-awareness is a gift. Don’t waste it.

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Dating can be confusing.

People often torture themselves with seemingly self-conflicting questions, “Why did he stay with me if he didn’t want to commit to me?”, “Why is he jealous if he isn’t into me?”, “Why did he cuddle me after sex if he only wanted friends with benefits?”

But are these questions really self-conflicting? Can these things happen at the same time? How?

Let me give you some insights and reminders if you find it hard to make sense of people’s behaviours:

• People aren’t always aware of themselves to be meaningful and intentional in action.
• Their behaviours don’t necessarily mean the same thing to them as to you or how you interpret them.
• There are people out there who are happy to waste your time and get whatever value they can still get from your relationship with each other.

The questions you should actually ask yourself instead:

• Is what I’m getting good enough for me?
• If not, what do I do about it?