Annie in the City!

Top 10 Hints for Why Your Relationship Will Not Last:

1. You don't really hang out with your friends as much because you're afraid you're not putting in enough time with your partner (hint: not confident relationship is strong enough)
2. Your friends don't really know much about your girlfriend/boyfriend. For some reason you're keeping them separated (hint: maybe you're not living up to your "story")
3. You have occassional crushes on other people (but you tell yourself they're not really crushes..but that you're just "looking"). Whether this is a physical thing, or a mental thing (which is worse), your partner is obviously lacking something according to you. The only person you should ALWAYS be crushing on is your partner. (hint: obviously you're still window shopping before you buy the current merchandise in mind)
4. You're afraid to tell your partner things, unsure how they're going to react. (hint: clearly, this means you don't know your partner deeply enough and you're not confident how strong the relationship is)
5. You find yourself getting aggravated/angry with almost everything he/she does. Whether its the jokes they make, or the way they bite their fingers. After a while, you just learn to put up with it, but if you always find yourself trying to change these habits, then hint hint!!! you may not actually be a match made in heaven!
6. You find yourself thinking about having sex with them all the time, usually during times when you're both having dinner, talking on the phone, or just hanging out on the couch. (hint: this is because you're bored in the relationship. you guys don't have much to talk about...and sex is probably the only highlight of your relationship).
7. You find yourself not thinking about having sex with them as often. I don't care what they say, it doesn't matter how many years you've been together, even though that initial "doing it like rabbits" phase passes, you should still find yourself thinking about your partner sexually. (hint: when the sex goes...and doesn't come back after a while...the rest will usually follow the sex out the door)
8. You keep telling youself "we're just at a low point in our relationship." Of course low points DO happen in every relationship..but if you find yourself at a low point quite often, it could just be that you're in denial as to how bad the relationship actually is. (hint: you've chosen to suppress the reality of your problems...most common problem I think!!!)
9. You don't find yourself laughing...and I mean REALLY laughing (till you're crying) with your partner. Usually if you two can find the same type of humor funny, it is also a sign that you two will have a similar outlook on many things in life (hint: if you two can find the same thing funny....then you'll probably be able to find the same solution to your problems)
10. Always remember that there is a difference between compromise and sacrifice. When you are compromising it means that you are both working together to accomplish a goal, but when you sacrifice, it means that you are giving up a part of yourself that is important to you (family, friends, career, etc...). You should never have to lose anything that makes up "you" in order to be "happy" with someone. (hint: just be straight up with yourself. Afterall, the most important relationship one can have is with themselves).