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

Your Partner is Going Through Something Difficult

And they will again when you break up with them. It happens, that’s life. People go through difficult stuff all the time. Don’t forget the difficult stuff you’re going through yourself like realizing you’re stuck in a relationship you don’t want to be in. Don’t lie to yourself and don’t lie to your partner. Human beings are very resilient, eventually all parties involved will get over it.

You’re Afraid of What People Will Say

People are always going to say something, but that’s no reason to allow yourself to stay in a situation that doesn’t make you happy. Besides, you know how people are. Once the next drama arrives, nobody will even care about your breakup anymore. It’s just going to be the thing to talk about until the next thing pops up.

You’ve Been Together Forever

While a longer relationship does make it harder to leave each other behind, it’s also not a very good reason to overstay your welcome. If it’s done, it’s done. There’s no amount of past experiences and years spent together that can get you back from the point of being unhappy in a relationship if you got there despite all those things in the first place.

You’re Comfortable

Well, if you want to break up you’re not really comfortable, are you? If your relationship is built purely on the ease of it, there’s no real foundation to go back to once things really start going badly. It’s a doomed relationship, and it’s often better to just start from scratch with someone else. In fact, relationships thrive when they’re hard sometimes.

You Worry About Making it On Your Own

Whether it’s emotionally, financially or mentally, people often worry about whether or not they can manage life on their own. This has nothing to do with being scared of being alone but would be more akin to “trying to adult” as the kids say. But if you’re unhappy in a relationship, you’re probably not getting the emotional support you need from your partner anyway. How big would the difference really be?