--- title: "How to know when to end a relationship?" modified: 2026-04-10 --- # Good questions to ask yourself * If someone told me that I am a lot like my partner, would this be a compliment to me? * Would I want my child/future child to date someone like my partner? * Is this relationship making me fulfilled or just less lonely? * Am I able to be unapologetically myself or do I feel the need to show up differently to please my partner? * Am I in love with my partner as a whole or am I only in love with their good side, their potential or the idea of them? * Is this how I want to feel like for the rest of my life? * Is this really how I deserve to be treated? * Am I genuinely enjoying his/her company? # 短影音 * * # 長影片 * * * * # [沈默成本](the-sunk-cost-fallacy.md) 不是成本 [Time invested in a relationship isn’t a good reason to NOT leave.](https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/glcj8n/ysk_time_invested_in_a_relationship_isnt_a_good/) [You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one. When are you going to turn the page?](https://www.reddit.com/r/ExNoContact/comments/6eud60/you_cant_start_the_next_chapter_of_your_life_if/)