| Did I do the right thing breaking up? Surviving a break | | | | those you love, but it is impossible to please a spouse |
| up can be a challenging and painful experience even if | | | | and parent simultaneously all of the time. This problem |
| you initiated the break up. It takes maturity to assess a | | | | will definitely tear at the fabric of the relationship. |
| relationship and determine that a romance has issues | | | | Lack of trust |
| that do not look promising for a future together. What | | | | Can you trust your partner? Or do they lie, cheat, and |
| might some of those be? | | | | act secretively or evasive? Trust is an absolute |
| Divergent cultures and religious backgrounds | | | | necessity in a permanent partnership. If you can not |
| A different culture and religious background might be a | | | | trust your partner you will be much happier to admit |
| huge problem, especially if both parties are set in their | | | | that sad fact to yourself and do the right thing breaking |
| ways. Raising a family is a major challenge if individuals | | | | up. You will save yourself a lot of grief...... sad but true. |
| are unwilling to compromise and allow for differences. | | | | Insecurity over how you are treated |
| You have only to look around you to see how | | | | Do you like the way your partner treats you? If you |
| divergent backgrounds have wreaked havoc in | | | | are unhappy over the way they treat you and secretly |
| families you know. No doubt you know someone | | | | wonder if they even like you, there is no need to |
| whose loving romance has deteriorated to a bitter | | | | wonder "did I do the right thing breaking up?" You do |
| dispute over which direction the education of the | | | | not want to make the mistake of thinking that if you |
| children should take, with each parent blaming the other | | | | are nicer to them, they will come around and like you |
| for corrupting them. | | | | more. If you do not feel that you are very special to |
| Overbearing parents | | | | them, you are better off split up. Imagine how |
| Overbearing parents can also be an obstacle to a | | | | disastrous it would be to end up in an abusive |
| harmonious marriage. If your partner has meddling | | | | relationship. |
| parents who interfere with your decisions and affairs, | | | | These are just a few scenarios that can make |
| you might be heading down a rough road, especially if | | | | married life difficult. Ultimately, if you believe you have |
| your partner is not dealing with the situation and is | | | | acted in your best interests and have peace about |
| accustomed to their parent(s) telling them what to do | | | | your course of action, the answer is "yes" to your |
| and how and when. It is natural to want to please | | | | question," Did I do the right thing breaking up? |