Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? One where your gut is telling you to run away, but every time the thought of leaving comes to you, you can’t muster the emotional strength to leave. Part of your brain can always come up with excuses.

Is being in a relationship where you’re always unhappy your idea of love? If so, I have news for you: If you’re in a relationship with someone who used to make you happy and no longer does, what’s keeping you there isn’t love. It’s fear.

This is why women stay in toxic relationships:

If you leave, you’re afraid you may never find someone else.

You are afraid of being single again. You are afraid that what you want may never happen. So, instead of moving on, you decide to settle down. Unfortunately, you don’t see it that way.

You think you are making the right decision.

You stay in an unhappy and unsatisfying relationship because you think you are doing the right thing.

You convince yourself that things will get better, that things will change, and that it’s not that bad. You can live with things as they are. But the truth is you can’t, and you know it.

Deep down, you know you deserve better.

You know you have to leave, and you know this isn’t what you want. But because this fear is so strong, you waste your valuable time in a relationship where your needs are not met.

You spend so much time trying to please him and trying to make the relationship work that you forget that your needs are not being met. This is a shame because in a good, mature, healthy relationship, both parties can get their needs met…consistently.

When it’s time to leave

If you don’t always experience the love, honor, and respect you want from your partner, it’s time to move on. It’s not about how great your relationship was when you first met; It’s about your relationship today and how it will be in the future.

If you think things will magically get better or that you can continue to ignore your intuition, it’s time for a reality check. It’s time to ask yourself why you stay in a relationship where you’re not truly happy. Let’s say you’re not examining your reasons for staying in a toxic relationship. In this case, your fear will continue to get the best of you until one of two things happens: 1) your pain becomes unbearable, and you decide you can’t take it anymore, or 2) you continue to accept toxic treatment. relationship.

As the new year approaches, if you find yourself in a toxic relationship, it’s helpful to ask yourself this question, “Why do I keep staying in?” Because if you don’t look at and address your reasons for staying, you will undoubtedly find that your fear will keep you exactly where you are, and that you deserve better.

This is why women stay in toxic relationships:

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