5 Undeniable Signs You’re in a One-Sided Relationship

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Healthy relationships are easy to spot when you’re in them. The love is abundant and each partner wants to do everything in their power to make the other happy. You feel like your boyfriend wants to show you how much you are appreciated, loved, and cared for.

On the flip side, toxic relationships can be a little more difficult to spot. Being blinded by love is a real problem, and it can be hard to admit to yourself when you aren’t really happy with someone else. No one ever wants to admit they are wrong, but dating someone who isn’t perfect for you isn’t a mistake you should continue to suffer though. Being in a one-sided relationship, where only you seem to care about making the love last, will only hurt you in the long run.

If you feel your boyfriend isn’t reciprocating the effort you are putting into the bond, then you might be in a one-sided relationship. Here are the signs you should look out for.

He treats you like an obligation.

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When you love someone, you make sure that they are a known priority in your life. You make the time necessary to keep the relationship strong. In a one-sided relationship, it’s the opposite where you don’t feel like a priority to them. You fall far down their list of important things to maintain each day, and they choose their friends, family and job over you consistently. When you ask for more time from them, they seem annoyed or frustrated. You feel that you have to be “scheduled” in and they are only performing an obligation as opposed to actually wanting to see you. It’s not fair to feel like you have to make an appointment to see your boyfriend.

He doesn’t make an effort with your friends and family.

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Even though you guys are dating, your friends and family seem to barely know who he is. You boyfriend doesn’t care to have a social life with you, including making connections with your close friends and family. You ask him to join you for dinners, nights at the movies or other fun things with friends but he always seems to decline. When he does come with you, he acts annoyed and rude toward everyone there. You may have also tried to make connection with those closest to him, but he has discouraged you from doing so. Sometimes you feel that you are even a secret from his relatives and friends.

Others tell you to let go of the relationship.

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Those who have gotten to know your boyfriend have begun to tell you it’s time to walk away from him, but you feel the need to justify his actions despite knowing in your heart that they aren’t OK. Sometimes you are blinded by love, and it’s easier for those on the outside to see that you’re stuck in a one-sided relationship. Your friends and family tell you that they don’t approve of him because they’ve observed selfish and disrespectful behavior that they know you don’t deserve. If you constantly have to defend him to everyone else, you might want to look inward and see if there really isn’t something more serious with him you need to address.