With this test, you can determine what exactly your marriage looks like - a dark dead end or a simple friendly coexistence. Perhaps it's time for you to study the Civil Code on the subject of how the dissolution of a marriage occurs, or perhaps at the moment it will be quite enough just to consult a family psychologist.
Do not forget that perfect marriages do not exist, but in some situations there are situations when it is not too late to deal with your mistakes and return closeness and understanding to the family. With the help of our test, you can understand how strong your relationship is, but in order to ultimately really get a reliable result, always try to answer only sincerely and honestly, and not try to pass off what you wish for reality. This test invites you to imagine yourself in several situations in which you might have never even been, but you need to be very clear that this is happening to you at the moment, and understand how you would act in such an environment. Try to choose a behavior that is closest to what you or your spouse could do.
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1. Do you think that for some time now the work captures you more and more?
2. Do you often have quarrels and arguments in your family about raising children?
3. Do you feel that you are using more sedatives?
4. Do you get irritated by your partner's constant complaints about poor sleep, appetite, well-being, and so on?
5. Do you feel uncomfortable when you definitely have nothing to say to each other?
6. Do you consider it possible to combine intensive and fruitful work with the ease of communication in the family?
7. Do you agree that equality between women and men is a wild invention of feminist suffragists?
8. Don't you think that the institution of family and marriage presupposes the full workload of household chores exclusively for the female half and only part-time employment for the male?
9. Do you prefer to watch TV in the evening during dinner?
10. Are you firmly convinced that your partner is mindlessly indulging and indulging a child?
11. Don't you think that the intra-family climate means as much to you as the success in the service?
12. Has your sexual relationship with your partner lost its charm and sense of novelty?
13. Are you sure that there should be no conflicts in a good family?
14. Don't you think that after each quarrel, the chasm between you becomes deeper and deeper?
15. Is there a miraculous recipe for family happiness?
16. Do you agree with the statement that love is a constant struggle?
17. Are you convinced that you are putting your heart and soul into the marriage relationship and doing everything in your power to make it even stronger?
18. Will you turn to a psychologist if you notice that for some time now you are moving further and further from each other?
19. Do you agree that marriage is about listening as well as speaking?
20. Do you agree that it is better to divorce on time than to drag out a boring coexistence under the same roof with an unloved person?
21. Do you agree that it is better for spouses to spend at least a month of the year separately?
22. Do you easily entrust the management of your family's material affairs to your partner?
23. If the child has gone for a walk and you are left at home alone, how often do you spend time in silence?
24. Do you enjoy laughing at the anecdote you have heard many times in a friendly company?
25. Do you still care about cute love games?
26. Don't you think that your relationship is improving after a long absence of one of your spouses, for example, on a business trip?
27. Do you know how to avoid those that are obviously uninteresting or annoying to your partner?
28. Do you have parental feelings for your partner rather than marital feelings?
29. Is your partner more of a "wallet" and a guarantee of a certain standard of living than a "pillow" on which you can cry and relax?
30. Do you always notice and appreciate your partner's efforts to preserve the marriage?
31. Don't you think that for some time now you began to pay more attention to your appearance?
32. Do you try not to remember past experiences and worries?
33. Don't you think that your wife shouldn't go to work?
39. Do you agree that there are successful marriages, but never wonderful?
40. Are you convinced that it is better not to try to plan ahead because of your partner's carelessness?
The stability of your marriage is rated high. You are perfect for each other and your harmony in the family can only be envied. Well done, keep up the good work!
Your marriage is in crisis. This does not mean at all that you are not suitable for each other. However, you are faced with a number of important problems that require joint resolution.
The stability of your marriage is rated as very low. You have long been seriously dissatisfied with your spouse, and there is no trace left of the previous understanding. It's time to take decisive steps.
You are extremely likely to get divorced. You have been uncomfortable with each other for a long time. Understanding and mutual respect are not about you. By the way, why are you still together?
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“How to understand when it's time to leave a man? We have known each other for several months and I cannot understand if he is a suitable man or just another "balabon". Doubts gnaw at me. He says he loves me, but he can hang out with old friends from the institute for the weekend instead of spending time with me. So he can be busy for weeks for me. I know that he has no other, but it is still not clear how he really treats me and I have prospects with him, ”- written by Victoria.
“... lately I began to wonder if he is the right man? I am dissatisfied with many things in his behavior, but I am sorry for the time spent on him, and I am not sure that I will find better. Before him, I was alone for 5 years. Relations with him are like a zebra, then everything is fine - a white stripe, then suddenly a black one. I have the impression that I need our relationship alone, but he doesn't care. But if I let the relationship fall apart, then I’ve lost. How to understand that it is time to part with a man? " - written by Irina.
Read about how to understand whether a man really loves you →.
If you started to wonder if you did the right thing and if it suits you, then this article is for you.
Would you like to know what red flags predict that there is no prospect in a relationship with this man and he will only bring problems? Most of us are not good at predicting relationships and do not know when it makes sense to break up. In this article, I will show you red flags that warn that a man is not suitable for you and should not continue the relationship with him.
13 red flags that show a man isn't right for you
1. From the moment you started dating, there is no personal growth for both you and him.
Before entering into a relationship, you must experience some problems together (get through a small crisis and be able to get out of it) and be sure that both of you are able to overcome difficulties. If you could not cope with problems, could not survive the crisis and become even stronger after that, then you should think carefully before deciding on a relationship.
2. You are not one of the three priorities in his life.
He makes time to work extra hours for a big bonus, plays on the computer every day, helps his uncle in the garage, meets with old friends on weekends, and goes on vacation with them. But he cannot answer your call or he cannot meet with you. So you are not a priority in his life.
Pay attention to the three main things he does each week. Are you on this list? If not, perhaps you are just closing your eyes to the truth and do not want to see that they are not important to him.
3. You have a feeling that the man is hiding something from you.
It takes time to develop trust between two people, but if you constantly feel that he is hiding something, you most likely need to put in a lot of effort before entering into a relationship. You should know basic information about him, how he makes a living, what kind of education and lifestyle he has.
You must be able to rely on him, to be sure that he will do what he promises. If you have a feeling that something is happening in his life, and he hides it from you, then you are most likely next to the wrong person for you.
4. Friends you trust dislike him, and he, in turn, dislikes them.
When you are in love, it is frustrating to hear criticism from friends about your new beau. But if friends you trust have bad feelings about a man, then you should listen to them ...
5. You never know if he will show affection or be violent.
Accusations and attacks often go hand in hand with charm and cajolement when we are dealing with dangerous men who show and try to keep their victims close to them. Your safety is paramount and no amount of excuse can make emotional or physical abuse acceptable.
6. He treats other people badly.
Such a man always has reasons not to pay child support, he believes that the world has taken up arms against him, he had a difficult breakup, he is a witch, his boss is a monster, and he himself is perfect and never makes mistakes.
If he blames and scolds everything and everyone around him, perhaps he simply does not want to look at himself from the outside? What are the chances of building a healthy relationship with such a person?
7. He doesn't appreciate your opinion.
He always expects you to do what he thinks is right. Every choice or opinion you make is immediately rejected by him.
Sometimes women are happy to let a man decide everything for them, but if your opinions, preferences and choices are consistently discouraged, you are next to the wrong man.
8. He has funds for entertainment, but he cannot pay the rent.
At first it is a lot of fun with such a man. He knows how to have a good time. But over time, it becomes clear to you that he has problems with priorities if he is going to go with you to the Maldives, and he himself has rent arrears.
9. He is already married.
I will not dwell on married men in detail. If this is your case, see → .
10. You are the only one who goes all out.
Relationships cannot be one-sided. If a man doesn't make the effort to develop or maintain a relationship, you will soon feel empty, drained, and dissatisfied. If a man takes more than he gives, it's time for you to start thinking about yourself.
11. The man did something unforgivable.
Cheating, especially at the beginning of a relationship, destroys trust and then the relationship itself and may not be acceptable. Also, any abuse and disrespectful behavior means that it is time for you to run away from the man. Men who mistreat you should be erased from your life. This is not the case when you have to be patient and understanding.
12. You are trying to change a man all the time.
You cannot start a relationship and then try to change or the behavior of a man that does not suit you. Arguing, criticizing, trying to control other people's behavior is unhealthy, it creates resistance and frustration for both partners. If there is a lot that a man doesn’t like and you want to change it, then perhaps it’s time to find another.
13. You fantasize about past or imagined future relationships.
When we are unhappy with a man or when we have doubts about future success, we often start thinking about other people. We can compare our gentleman with a former love or someone else. There is nothing wrong with the comparison itself, but when we begin to idealize past relationships and dream of other men, it is an unmistakable sign that the current relationship is terrible.
Of course, this is far from a complete list, perhaps you could supplement it based on your own experience. But I have given the main points that are worth paying attention to. If even one of the points suits your situation, it's time to seriously think about whether the man next to you is the right one.
Why we hold on to unpromising relationships
We often hang on to unpromising relationships for too long, hoping things will change for the better. The reason for this is the wrong attitudes put in us by our parents and close environment.
1. I won or lost
We acknowledge that we have made an effort, especially if the acquaintance or relationship has lasted for some time and we want to get back our "investment". For many, this is like a defeat. Some people say that if I break up, then I have lost, and if I get married, I won. That is, they look at their acquaintances and relationships through the prism of winning and losing.
The “I won or lost” attitude is formed in the family and close environment, when the child is constantly compared with other children or his own expectations, when the child feels that the love and support of the parents is dosed, depends on the conditions and needs to be earned. The child develops the idea that he in himself is not valuable and is not worth love. The value lies in comparison with others, with some kind of expectations and standards.
"If I am better than my schoolmates, brother, sister and so on, my parents will love me more."
Not only parents and loved ones can influence, but also peers. To be your own and enter the circle of friends, you must comply with the standards of this group. Here again, the value of a person is determined through comparison with others and is evaluated from the outside.
Women who see their success in dating and relationships as win or lose:
- allow a man's imperfections to destroy his emotional world;
- Feel like a victim of people and events
- their life is governed by the attitude of men towards them;
- ready to please or please a man to the detriment of their well-being;
- they derive strength from their popularity with other people and from their approval of their actions;
- they lack the courage to express their feelings and beliefs;
- they are easily influenced by strong personalities.
If in dating and relationships you always have two options in your head, either "win" or "lose", try changing this setting to "win or not mess" first. This means that if a man's behavior and his outlook on life and relationships do not suit you, you will not mess with him.
With this setup, you cannot lose, you either win or move on.
If you use the “do not get involved” attitude as a possible scenario, you feel free, because you do not have to constantly push the man to make everything your way, you do not have a negative attitude towards what is happening. If your gentleman does not satisfy your requests, then you simply do not contact him.
2. I Can't Find Better
Many women are simply afraid to be left alone and therefore try to keep what they have. Better to be in any relationship than no relationship, they think. And they continue to hold on to the man with their hands and feet, even if their needs are not met and they are not treated well.
This attitude is followed by insecure women with low self-esteem. But the truth is, there is nothing worse than being in a bad relationship. The fear of loneliness shouldn't force you to stay with someone who is not right for you. Parting can be difficult and painful, but it is always better than an unhealthy and painful situation.
Many women who are now happily married, at some point, may have also stopped dating the wrong man. Life is the result of all our choices, conscious and unconscious. If you can control the selection process, you can control every aspect of your life.
If you are one of those who fear that they will not find a better man, try to implement the following principles in your life:
- be creative - look for ideas and opportunities outside the present moment and your environment;
- be firm, don't be afraid to say what you want and say no when you don't want something;
- clearly define your goal and move towards it;
- think positively;
- remember that the world is rife with possibilities.
Breaking up, even when it's the only choice, can be tough. But do not forget that any, is only a small part of the pain that can be in a bad relationship with the wrong person.
The main thing is to remember that parting with the wrong man is the first step towards your true happiness.
I think every woman at least once asked herself the question: "To leave or not."
What is the right thing to do during such periods of your life?
Before making a decision, you need to let go of the period of falling in love and part with your former self and man.
After that, you have to get acquainted with new facets of the manifestations of your companion and yourself ... and with a new depth of love, or realizing that everything has passed - to part.
All of us in our early childhood demanded maximum love and attention. Some fortunate people have received the care they want in abundance ... and have grown up to be more harmonious and loving people than others.
But the majority, unfortunately, experienced a lack of warmth in relations with their parents. And now I do not mean such extreme cases as or violence. No. I'm talking about ordinary people raising their children with all the diligence, but in the way ... as they can. And they can do what they saw and learned in their childhood.
And there is no reproach in this. The ability to love deeply and sincerely has long been lost in our society ...
Why did I write such an introduction? So I want to approach the topic of complex nuances in the relationship between a man and a woman.
The fact is that at heart we all remained little boys and girls seeking unconditional acceptance and warmth. And we demand this from our partner. He, in turn, makes similar claims to us. So we move in a vicious circle of unrealized hopes and grievances.
Isn't it time to get out of this trap? Realize your needs and responsibility for your own life and feelings?
Let's talk about all this today in the context of considering the problem of alienation in the family (couple).
The cycle of painful experiences
In my psychological practice, I often listen to the bitter stories of women about lack of love, betrayal, abandonment. And all of them can be reduced to something like this scenario ...
... We have been together for 3 (5, 6, 7, 8 ... years) years. I have never doubted my partner's love. And now I understand that he pulled away from me and lost interest in me.
... This story runs through my whole life, through all relationships with males. Now they extol me to heaven, then they erase me into dust ...
... But I believed that the suffering would never happen again.
... And I again became unnecessary.
... Now I am completely frustrated in a relationship and overwhelmed.
... And he desires me less and less and moves away more and more.
... I explain to him how it hurts, but he does not hear me. He closed up.
... We live parallel lives.
... Should I part with him or not?
And usually it all starts with the fact that a woman, having barely felt the cooling in the relationship, not trying to figure out anything, falls into a panic. And he tries by all means to return the former romantic feelings. She diligently explains to her partner how uncomfortable she has become, that she needs the same portions of adoration and attention.
Men, as a rule, react to these claims by withdrawing into themselves and activating their internal defenses. Bumping into this armor, the woman plunges into hysteria even more and tries to break through the partner's defenses with scandals and quarrels, which only confirms to him the correctness of his decision to go into defense.
Then the partner is overwhelmed by resentment. And she begins to accuse her companion of indifference, deception and other sins, driving him into protection even deeper. It is during this period that thoughts of parting come.
And now two close people gradually. And they are increasingly looking for understanding on the side.
Searching for Eternal Love
With love,
Irina Gavrilova Dempsey
When two start dating, they think that problems and troubles will bypass their union. But time passes, and a crack appears in the relationship ... How to understand that separation is inevitable, and in which cases, on the contrary, it is worth reanimating feelings, the site says.
Indeed, what can serve as a serious reason for parting?
Are there any signs that it's time to end the relationship and start a new life?
Of course, each person has his own criteria for the quality of life, including personal. Someone is able to instantly make a decision to break up as soon as they feel boredom in a relationship, and for someone even treason does not serve as a reason for divorce.
If we take our personal satisfaction, inner harmony and happiness as a criterion, there are very clear signals to understand that the relationship has exhausted itself.
Lack of intimacy
Boredom for two
Parting
Even if you are alone with your partner, you still feel lonely. You have nothing to talk about, even joint activities do not contribute to the revitalization of your relationship. Films, plays, travel - no matter how many there are, you still have nothing to talk about.
You prefer to spend time with your girlfriends, because it's so much more fun. If you go to vacation, you prefer to travel in a large company, and not together with your husband. Your conversations boil down to solving everyday issues.
You are bored together and therefore you tend to spend time in large companies and noisy, crowded places. So your interaction is reduced to a minimum, and there is a reason for communication - discussion of other people.
The saddest thing is when only one of you has such feelings.
Parallel Worlds
You live as if in different dimensions. Each of you has your own interests that never overlap. You don't care what he likes, and vice versa. That is why you prefer to rest separately.
He has his friends, you have yours. You spend less and less time together, this is not surprising, because nothing binds you, except for everyday life. You notice that being alone you are even better than with your husband, who does not understand and does not accept your interests at all.
You never take him to parties with you, he doesn't ask you to keep him company.
With age, you change, you have new interests, if your partner does not share them, you move away. When partners develop in different directions or at different speeds, a love marriage turns into a marriage of convenience - people live together because it is more convenient for them.
Indifference
You do not miss each other at all, do not worry about your husband's affairs, but he about yours. Everything that happens to your spouse does not cause any emotions in you. If he tells you something, you catch yourself thinking that you are not interested in it, even tiring. You are too lazy to choose gifts for your husband, you are content with standard options - what you bought nearby.
You are much more comfortable when your husband is not around, because this way you can go about your business, not delve into his problems and not adjust to him. You don't care where and with whom he stayed and why he doesn't invite you to a corporate party.
These feelings can be mutual.
How to make the right decision?
Lack of communication
Parting
You only call up if you need to discuss everyday and business issues, “just chat”, “miss you” - for you it is already in the distant past. At home, you don’t share your impressions of the day, you don’t discuss anything except everyday problems, but after having dinner, you go to the TV or computer - each in his own direction.
You have no need for communication, you prefer to discuss news with a friend, not with your husband.
Communication involves the exchange of views, thoughts, observations, joint engagement in any business that unites you, gives you joy, inspiration, makes you feel for each other love. Without full communication, a love union dies.
Minimum physical contact
Whenever your husband wants to hug or kiss you, you involuntarily push away from him. He can do the same. If you both have cooled to each other, then, probably, for a long time you no longer kiss at a meeting, do not hug and do not hold hands.
Perhaps your sexual relations have already faded away, or become rare and unemotional, even if you are well rested or are on vacation. The minimum of tactile contact is a strong signal of cooling off the relationship.
Reluctance to develop relationships
You are planning leisure activities without each other. Increasingly, say "I" rather than "We" when talking about the future. The saddest thing is if your most important life plans don't coincide. For example, you want children, but your husband does not, or vice versa.
Or he wants to emigrate to Europe, and you never want to leave Russia. Or he dreams of quitting business, becoming a free artist, but you are not ready to change your financial situation so dramatically and endure hardships.
Or maybe you want to get married, and your partner, after 5 years of living together, does not even think about getting married.
In the life of a couple, a moment may come when, as if a veil falls from their eyes, and you understand - that's it, it can't go on like this. Relationships are at an impasse and you need to break them right now, because they poison your life and prevent you from moving forward.
But how to understand that you cannot be together? After all, it is common for us girls to drag a relationship with a dead weight due to pity, habit, or some other feeling. How can we say "Stop" to ourselves?
1. Lack of communication
At the dawn of your relationship, none of you could spend an hour without a phone call to each other or an SMS. This was the norm. Now you sometimes even think that he deliberately ignores your attempts to contact him.
2. No talk about the future
One of the most natural and delightful parts of any relationship is planning the future together. Vacation plans, dreams of where you would like to build a house, coming up with possible names for future children - all this gives a feeling of security, the idea that you will always be together and together and grow old. Try to touch on this topic now - all you get is an indistinct nod. Neither of you wants to discuss any more where you want to go in the summer or where you want to go on the weekend.
3. Reluctance to make an effort
At first, you couldn’t decide what to do for both of you — hiking or picnicking by the river — it was all equally delightful and romantic. Now you don't even want to make an effort and go to a restaurant or a movie to somehow support the passing passion. Your option now is to sit at home apathetically and watch TV. And it's good if they are together.
4. Quarrels with personal transition
Previously, you have had minor frivolous fights. Now this is a real war, where all means are fair. You know well each other's weaknesses and vulnerabilities and use them to simply "get" your partner.
5. Quarrels break out instantly, everything is annoying
Even the slightest hint that seemed annoying to you leads to the fact that you rush into a quarrel without additional warning. If so, then we can assume that you have deep grievances that poison the relationship. You will never look at your partner with the same eyes again.
6. Quarrels in public
If this happens, it means that you absolutely do not care whether anyone will find out about your problems, this is a sign that you have lost all respect for each other.
7. Striving for independence
At first, you aimed to spend every free minute together, starting with a shower together in the morning. Now all you want is to meet up with friends or even work overtime, just not to be together more than necessary.
8. Loss of trust
There are no comments here, because trust is the basis of any successful relationship.
9. Change in perception
Remember, once his button nose touched you, seemed charming? Or his short, weird laugh? How funny and affectionate he seemed! Today the same nose makes him look like a hog, and the idiotic laugh is completely annoying.
