Signs You Need Time Apart in a Relationship

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Recognize the problems

Not only can you recognize the root of the problems between you, but the solutions will become more evident. When you can resolve the issues, the partnership becomes more solid.

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Constant companionship can be too much

When you’re together constantly, it can cause friction resulting in bickering and stress. Time apart in a relationship can help each person realize their independence and appreciate alone time.

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Reestablish connections

You might have let go of close friends from before your partnership or lost touch with distant family members. It’s vital to reestablish those connections for your support and self-care.

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Learn who you are

Sometimes mates lose track of who they were before they became a couple. It’s important to take time away to remember that person and bring some of those characteristics back into the picture.

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Reset your battery

Every so often, life gets in the way dragging you down and, in turn, bringing the partnership with it. That can lead to needing alone time in a relationship.

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Your partner is more agitated than normal

When anyone has a basic human need, the first indication is when they become short-tempered. The job of a mate is to determine what that need is.

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Conflicts are becoming more consistent

If the two of you are constantly bickering among yourselves with no real basis behind the fighting, it’s a sign that each person needs to step away.

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A partner without a life

Instead of complaining about the present, you and your spouse can be sitting down together to write out plans for the future as one of the couple bonding activities.

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