Keisha Shakespeare, Staff Reporter
RELATIONSHIPS ARE never easy and you will get hurt along the way. But there comes a time when you need to move on. Leaving that old harbour that you have been anchored at so long.
Breaking up or moving on is not a walk in the park. It is hard to know that after you have invested time and effort in your relationship, it is finally over. This realisation may come as a complete shock for some while for others there were signs all along. However, as hard as it may be you have to muster up the courage and take that first step.
When it is time to move on, there are several signs that will stare you in the face. However, when you are in the relationship these signs are very difficult to spot. This may be as result of being in denial. But you have to ask yourself, is being in a relationship in which you're unhappy worth it? Sometimes you just have to move away from that which makes you miserable and unhappy.
SIGNS THAT SAY IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON:
There are several signs that will tell you your relationship is in trouble and treading near the end.
* Emotional, verbal, physical, and psychological abuse.
* Constant arguing no matter how simple the matter is.
* Catching your partner in the act of an unforgivable affair
* If you resent your partner and cannot stand to be around him/her.
* Change: his/her attitude and behaviour has changed for the worse towards you.
* If you realise you do not love your partner anymore.
* You find yourself thinking more about how good single life was.
* If you realise that your partner doesn't love you, but is with you because he/she does not want to hurt you or for the sake of the children.
* You realise that your partner has no interest in your goals and has does not offer support system.
* You find that his/her little annoying habits are too much for you to put up with, especially if there is no effort to change or no desire to change.
Dr. Asquith Reid, clinical psychologist said there are number of things that need to be establish before you decide to move on.
* Moving on depends on or is determined by the type of relationship you had. Whether it was a long or short-term relationship.
