In A Bad Relationship

It was almost four years ago when I began writing my blog about how to tell if you are in a bad relationship. I started this blog based on my own personal experiences and the similar problems my friends were facing. Ending relationships is difficult for anyone, and even if you know that your relationship problems are beyond repair, you'll sometimes lie to yourself for weeks or even months before you can get out of the relationship. Every one of my friends gave me some sort of relationship advice (everybody always has an opinion) but none of their advice seemed to make any kind of impression. I was at a point in my life where I just had to figure things out for myself. I wouldn't let anyone tell me what to do.

 My relationship began as a rebound relationship. Both of us were involved in a long term relationship before, and we began casually dating soon after we had broken up with our former partners. This was a way for both of us to relieve some of the anxiety of being alone. It seemed like he really care about me, and our relationship began to progress quickly. Even though my friends saw obvious dating warning signs from the beginning, I didn't really matter to me. They tried to tell me that he was controlling, but I only saw a very sweet guy.

What most people don't understand is that, when you are involved in a bad relationship, sometimes good advice will not help. It seems, the more people tell you that you need to end the relationship, the more you are determined to not listen to what they are telling you. For me, even when it began to turn into an abusive relationship, I still wanted to stay with him. I thought we would be able to work things out and that it was just simply a one time occurrence. I convinced myself that I was not in a bad relationship. The funny thing is that, if this was an abusive friendship, I would have ended it immediately. I don't like being taking advantage of, but for some reason I ignored my own rule in this particular dating situation.

I've been in bad relationships before, but I never let any of them get to this point. I started to look online for advice on relationships, but all I kept seeing was him. I finally came to my senses and realized it was time to break up was when I reread some of the articles I had been writing. I pretended that I was reading someone else's blog, and what I red shocked me. It became crystal clear that he was abusive and that I was definitely in a bad relationship. I was a little taken back, because I didn't understand how I missed the obvious warning signs. Whatever the reason was, I am just happy that it is finally over. I ended the relationship immediately and I haven't been in a bad relationship since then.

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