When To Keep Fighting And When To Walk Away.

When the bad outweighs the good, when the stress is constant, the arguments habitual and the weight of the burden being carried is too heavy — it may be time to walk away. A person who feels unhappy everyday, with the inability to do anything about it shouldn’t continue to be miserable. We must take care of ourselves, because ultimately it’s nobody else’s obligation to. It’s nice to have others invested in our well being, but we can’t always expect it. The person you’re with should give you feelings of pleasure the majority of the time, with those not-so-satisfied occasions coming here and there.

This dilemma isn’t necessarily restricted to daters and couples. Brothers and sisters, children and parents — any group of people who care for each other, but can’t seem to have a (mostly) loving connection face this decision. Sometimes it’s simply unhealthy to oneself to continue taking part in a cancerous relationship. When the rainy days outnumber the sunny ones, and the pain is excruciating more often than not — turn around, and put one foot in front of the other until you’ve walked far away. If it’s someone you love, but simply struggle to get along with regularly, work out the kinks. The misconception that we should be willing to meet someone we love halfway isn’t enough; let’s be prepared to meet all the way at their location. Two people willing to put in 100% over 50/50 will have a significantly stronger balance, and a likeliness to fight through, not walk away.