5 important lessons to learn from a failed relationship
A failed relationship isn’t always a failure. Sure, you didn’t end up together, but it doesn’t mean you didn’t get a lot out of it.
Just like the end of a job, it got you to where you are today no matter how it ended. When you go through a breakup, it can feel like the entire relationship was a waste
It can feel like you wasted your time on something that was worthless. But, when the initial pain wears off you realize you can learn a lot from a failed relationship.
Failed relationships teach you so much about the past, but also lead you in the right direction in the future with more wisdom.
So, what things can you learn from a failed relationship? The answer is endless, but here are some common ones you may experience. Check the list below:
Love takes work
Love may be this magical thing, but that doesn’t mean it just comes easily. You need to put effort into your friendships and relationships with family, so it makes sense you’d need to do the same for a romantic relationship.
When you walk away from a relationship of your own doing or not, you realize there is some work that isn’t being put in and that is okay sometimes.
You can’t change someone who doesn’t want to change
This is huge. This is something I want to say the majority of people learn from a failed relationship. We so often love our partners except for this or that. Maybe they smoke, maybe they’re unsure about wanting kids, or anything else.
When you love someone and these things come up, instead of facing them for their gravity, you tend to hope they’ll go away in the future or you can change their mind or them. Unless they want to change for you and for themselves, it won’t happen. It doesn’t matter how hard you try. Read More...