The 15 Worst Reasons to Delay a Breakup (2 of 3)

The Sex is Amazing

It’s very hard – especially for us men out there, no reason to lie about this – to let go of a bad relationship when the in-the-bedroom chemistry is second to none. But you can have good sex with literally anyone. If that’s a reason to stay in an unhappy relationship, you’re kidding yourself and you need to start working towards finding someone else to fulfill that need and get you that happy relationship you deserve.

They Treat You Better Than Anyone Has

Staying in a relationship because it’s the best of the worst is not a good idea by any stretch of the imagination. You don’t know if your current partner treats you better than anyone else because you’re not letting yourself be treated by anyone else. Don’t look at how you’re being treated, look at how you want to be treated. If you deserve better, get better.

Staying Together For The Children

There are other ways to raise kids together than becoming a hostage of your own lifestyle. Kids are a big deal, I get it, and you want them to suffer as little through it as possible. But kids want their parents to be happy more than anything in the world. They’ll understand that mom and dad aren’t together anymore, as long as there’s no bad blood. Don’t let resentment between partners rise, because that will end up being much, much worse.

You’re Afraid to be Alone

Being alone isn’t being lonely. People in bad relationships often feel their loneliest when with their partner, and ironically end up feeling less so when they’re alone. Loneliness is a state of mind, not a sum of the people around you. Having to do everything by yourself is a scary thing, but it also means that you can do whatever you want without having to compromise with someone else.

You Love Their Family

You’re not in a relationship with the family though. And all this is pretty much going to do is create a situation where the family has to choose between you or your partner, which is probably going to end badly for you anyway. If you’re with someone and you hate their family, you’re not letting it impact your point of view on the relationship either, right? In that situation, people seem to know intuitively that the family really has nothing to do with it.