The Naked Truth | How to spot when a relationship needs urgent attention to avoid hitting the rocks
- Emotional intimacy diminishes when there is a lack of curiosity about each other and little interest in each other’s lives
- If it’s not dealt with, emotional distance comes next, followed by rejection. And once conflicts develop, your relationship is unlikely to recover
If I can give you one good piece of relationship advice, it is to address red flags of any kind in your relationship, and to do so sooner rather than later.
We all know what a red flag looks like, whether it’s constant put downs or possessiveness, but it can be harder to spot when you are in a long-term relationship.
Whatever the longevity of your current relationship, red flags should never go unchecked. If this tension is left to fester, then there’s no telling how bad it can get between two people.
More often than not, problems left unchecked can escalate to a point where two people can’t stand to be in each other’s company, or worse, are in constant conflict, says Valentina Tudose, a relationship expert and certified hypnotherapist.
“When a couple’s mere presence in the same room or the slightest offhand comment triggers a severe reaction, it’s a sign that the partners have entered a state of warfare. Nothing one person says or does lands well with the other and an argument flares up from the smallest transgression.