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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Is Your Relationship Headed For A Dead End?

We love lists as much as the next gal or guy, and this one, unearthed in the Sun Journal, was a good one. According to the advice in this article, if your relationship fits one of these scenarios, you are advised not to pass "Go":

  • Unequal distribution of caring
  • It's a rebounder
  • It's a "jailbreak"
  • One partner's on a pedestal
  • One partner's emotionally unavailable
  • One partner's wing is broken; the other's always patching it up
  • One partner fills in blanks about the other, trying to make up for his/her missed potential
  • There's compatibility, but only around one activity or topic
  • It's straight-up infatuation
  • It's an affair

Find a detailed explanation of each dead-end relationship here. We must admit that there are a few here that do sound familiar. If only we had uncovered this handy, dandy list a tad earlier.

Written by Julie D. Andrews for YourTango

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  • Venus's Avatar
    Posted by Venus Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:56am PDT

    well im also in very dominant realationship it was good and promising at first but he cant live without flirting next to a lady neighbor i believe that if a guy is not really in love they will never be tired in promising the same music every time they meet someone new..finally i get tired....life is too short we have to move on

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  • Rita's Avatar
    Posted by Rita Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:23pm PDT

    I Been in This relationship for 15 years broke up for 3 years .we are back together for 3 years we met in 1996 we stood till 2004 we got back this time for the 3 years i was saying Its so hard cuz she listen to friends all the time Im the only one there for my ?wont say the name we fight vervaly only words thats all no touching or pushing at all well any ways were women shes 51 my self age is 34 I was only 20 when we met I wish someone could give me a feed back thankyou butterfly muahhhhhhh hope to hear from any one that has nice things to say.

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:13am PDT

    I'm the gurl that my partner is a pedastal, well i guess pretty much all of the above. Maybe you could give me sum advice?????

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  • Erica's Avatar
    Posted by Erica Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:41am PDT

    I do agree, but I must agree to diagree. I have been through some of the things this artical is talking about, but I have always known what to do. I am very well intuned with my emotions and how it effects my behavoir and thoughts. I'll put it like this my heart controls my mind meaning that I follow what my heart is telling me, then my mind because I may condurdict my self because thoughts can overwhelme.

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  • Juan's Avatar
    Posted by Juan Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:05am PST

    i think the part of the broken wing is right .i give my relationship all i can but she will not commit completely to me.

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  • dolly w's Avatar
    Posted by dolly w Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:58pm PST

    My relationship was kinda diff.. i met this guy from school we hit it off great .. so we started to go out alot and dating and getting serious . then he breaks it off because i'm white and he is black and he cares what every one thing. stupid right? but so we give it another try and this time around he mets my parents and i met his .. my family loves him and his does not like me so he decides to end it .. so im left heart broken again, he keeps texting and telling me loves me still but he is not strong enough for the relationship. what should i do email me at rockrules20032003@yahoo.com

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  • Pamela's Avatar
    Posted by Pamela Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:23am PST

    I think time to droop the on the person in my love life.I think he cheating, lieing about his life to me. Live out of counrty and tring to scam me out of money. Cuz he is alway ask for it.

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  • jackie's Avatar
    Posted by jackie Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:33pm PST

    if there was never love 4rm the start as well as mutual respect tlc and all off thee above resonable 50/50 standard feeling towards each otha then the relationship is not and will never be!!!!!!

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  • Elizabeth's Avatar
    Posted by Elizabeth Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:24am PST

    this article is so right i totally agree!!!!!! :)

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  • Shamar's Avatar
    Posted by Shamar Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:17am PST

    Im and aries whos very cool and have a cool personaity and i still have no girlfriend.

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