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6 signs you are losing your identity in a relationship

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Feb 2, 2022, 21:00 IST
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Don't forget who you are

In any relationship, boundaries are very important. If you do not, losing and forgetting yourself in a relationship is very easy. To see where you are headed in your relationship, scroll down and read up on these 6 signs which indicate that you are losing your own identity in a relationship.

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Caught up in pleasing your partner all the time

If you feel that in your current relationship you keep trying to please your partner and appease him/her, then dear reader, this is a major sign that you are losing yourself. This desire to be perfect for your partner often leaves you drained, and makes you feel inadequate if something goes wrong. This fear, pressure of worrying about something which need not be there in a relationship should never be there.

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Begun questioning your own feelings

Feeling drained out and as if your feelings do not matter in this relationship? You know what you really need to do. Being in a relationship where you are unable to be at ease, questioning whether you are in the right relationship or not, are signs that it is high time you get out of it.

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Running on his/her schedule only

Sometimes yes you both have to make time according to each other’s schedule but if this has become a one way traffic then this is a problem. It is unfair if you are structuring your time around your partner’s schedule only. You both have to be there for each other, it cannot be just one person doing so in a relationship.

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Your interests and priorities are all about your partner

Each individual has his or her own hobbies and interests. This is your space, your time and your individuality. However, if it is changing drastically, then there is something totally wrong. Some adjustments are good but if you are doing only what he/she likes, plays and does, and your hobbies are not being considered, then you are letting go of your individuality.

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Being unable to express yourself

In a relationship, the first comfort is that you can be yourself, express yourself freely to that one person. If you have to mince your words way too much, suppress your opinions and thoughts so as not to offend your partner, then what is the point of being with this person? The concept of joint decision making is crucial. Even if you are not good at a particular thing, but you have an idea, then you must feel free to express it. If not, we have a problem.

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The only one compromising

We all have to make certain sacrifices but in a relationship you must not be the only one doing so. Compromising is part and parcel when it comes to relationships but only you doing so is unfair. Just to please your partner, losing yourself, is it really worth it?


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