{"id":15074,"date":"2020-06-25T19:35:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2020-06-25T19:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:35:46","slug":"4-relationship-killers-you-probably-dont-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/dating\/4-relationship-killers-you-probably-dont-know-about\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Relationship Killers You Probably Don\u2019t Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been in a few relationships lately that haven\u2019t quite worked out? Do you know what went wrong? Sometimes, two people just aren\u2019t meant to be. However, there are certain things that tend to end relationships quickly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a healthy, lasting relationship, be aware of these four relationship killers:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Lack of communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A solid relationship is all about communication. It\u2019s important to talk about your feelings. Yes, your feelings. It\u2019s more effective to talk about how you feel, rather than point fingers or blow up because you didn\u2019t get your way.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t tell the other person how they should feel, or what they did or didn\u2019t do, instead focus on you and your feelings.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Lack of boundaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s perfectly okay to maintain relationship boundaries. It\u2019s healthy to have your own interests and friends, but they should complement your relationship not detract from it.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Not believing you\u2019re equals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a relationship and you don\u2019t believe that your partner is your equal \u2013 it\u2019s a major red flag. Your needs and wants are just as important as your partner&#8217;s needs and wants. If you don\u2019t feel that way, the relationship won\u2019t last.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Handle problems in the moment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Too often couples \u201cpick their battles\u201d and several small problems fester into a bigger, more complex problem. The result is a huge fight with multiple issues that are hard to identify and even harder to fix.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid this kind of fight, speak up when you\u2019re hurt. You can deal with the problem in the moment or shortly after. Explain how you feel calmly and find a solution together.<\/p>\n<p>Relationships are hard work, but if you\u2019re aware of common pitfalls and make efforts to consider your partner\u2019s feelings relationships can provide an entirely new life path. Which one of these relationship killers will you work to avoid?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been in a few relationships lately that haven\u2019t quite worked out? Do you know what went wrong? Sometimes, two people just aren\u2019t meant to be. However, there are certain things that tend to end relationships quickly. If you\u2019re looking for a healthy, lasting relationship, be aware of these four relationship killers: 1. Lack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[682,736],"tags":[1006],"class_list":["post-15074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating","category-relationships","tag-realtionships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}