Why Do People Stay in Relationships that Are Unfulfilling?

In life, people fear change. Weather it be work, rest or play, most of society finds it hard to change their habits. You know the feeling, when you get up every morning and do the basics, lavatory, shower and grooming, these are things we do without thinking. General tasks that are habitual.

If you look at your average daily activities, they seem fairly just in most cases, but what happens when you find yourself a slave to bad relationship habits? I'll tell you what happens, you get stuck in a rut so deep a S.W.A.T. team couldn't free you.

Why do we do it, why do we let our unfaithful, unappreciative, self centered, egotistical, lazy partners continue to be in our lives when we know that it is inappropriate and uncalled for?

Every morning we wake up to a new day and why is it that most of us do not possess the strength and self respect to make our lives our own again. We wonder through the days, weeks and months dreaming our lives were happier but yet, we continue to do nothing about it.

We end up in bad relationships that go on for years and do nothing. Is the fear of change so binding that we forsake everything we truly stand for and believe in? In most cases, I find this to be true. For some of us have the fear of being alone and that in itself is a ticket for self-destruction.

If you are in a bad relationship is it really better than not being in a relationship at all. Alternatively, maybe you are together for the children. In most cases here, we find that the children are the ones who pay the ultimate price in the end. A relationship without love and respect cannot be good for the children. I mean we might as well just have a serial killer for a nanny.

Maybe you are the workaholic type and don't have time to find a new love interest because there are just not enough hours in the day and you have future deadlines to meet.

You could be the type of person who lacks the motivation to change your life, just too lazy to get off your backside and do something about it.

Is it money that keeps you together? Financial security is also a factor in some cases. Or your partner may have quite possibly brainwashed you over the years to think that you weren't good enough for anyone and no one would ever love you again.

The fear of being alone is a powerful one and if you don't look out, you may get caught up in its treacherous grasp without even realizing it. If you are in this type of relationship, you probably are practically alone anyway so do yourself a favor. GET OUT! Get out before it's too late. Run while you still can because if you don't years down the road, you will find yourself buried in a cemetery plot directly adjacent to this person for all of eternity, and who wants that when you can be rid of them now and have more than half a chance for a happy and healthy life.

So remember lovers, don't run with scissors, and when it comes to bad relationships, learn to see the signs. If you look at your partner and say to yourself, "What was I thinking when I settled for this unbearable situation?" you should probably move on.
What's the worst that could happen; you might possibly find happiness.