Not every relationship that feels exciting is meant to last.
And not every relationship that feels calm is lacking passion.
Sometimes, we become so fascinated by the question “Does this person love me?” that we forget to ask another, perhaps more important question:
“Is this relationship right for me?”
The two questions are not the same.
Someone can love you deeply and still not be able to build the kind of life you want.
You can have extraordinary chemistry with someone and still discover that your values pull you in different directions.
You can care for someone sincerely and yet realize that staying together requires you to become a version of yourself you no longer recognize.
A relationship is not right simply because it is difficult to leave.
It is right when, over time, it allows love and reality to exist in the same place.
So how do you know?
Perhaps you begi…