ARE YOU CONFUSED ON WHETHER TO STAY OR LEAVE? READ THIS: How to Tell If You Should Stay Or Leave

The world we live in now moves at a frantic pace. Everything we possess, from telephones and televisions,
to stereos and cars, is rendered obsolete with terrifying speed. If you are unsatisfied simply upgrade, there is always a better more efficient option. It is not surprising that sometimes we bring this mindset to bear on our emotional lives. If our  relationships  become challenging it is increasingly easy to take the line of least resistance and simply move on. I will be looking at ways of telling whether your  relationship  really is yesterday’s news, or whether you should persevere and reap the benefits of shared triumph over difficulty.
Firstly there has to be a willingness on both sides of the  relationship  to make it work. If one of you is more committed than the other, it can lead to an imbalance of power. It is normal for different situations to play to the strengths of one or the other partner, but this power should be given voluntarily, never taken. If one of you is less committed to the  relationship  than the other, then the less committed will always hold most power. This is not a good basis for a lasting  relationship . If one of you makes all the running, books holidays, sorts out finances etc, while the other is entirely passive, then you are almost certainly headed for disaster.
It is far better to address these issues early; otherwise you run the risk of letting patterns develop that will undermine you eventually. Do not use your  relationship  as a dumping ground. By this I mean do you constantly complain to each other? Support after a hard day is one thing, but if you or your partner is using the  relationship  to unload all your negativity, then you will not last. You should never undermine your partner, nor they you, in public. This can be seen as a test of potential parenting skills; if you cannot present a unified front to your friends, how will you ever parent as a team?
People grow and change, sometimes beyond recognition in  relationships . Indeed, if your  relationship  is not a catalyst for positive growth then you have a problem. But the types of problems I have discussed are, in my view, indicators of a flawed partnership. If you think your  relationship  suffers from any of the above, it may be time to look for that upgrade.