When You Know You’re Outgrowing Your Partner
When we fall in love with someone we can’t imagine not being perfectly in sync with them the majority of the time. We talk about future plans and build this beautiful picture of the life we’ll work towards. We are united and convince ourselves that we are on the same level by dismissing little things we think won’t be relevant. A few years on though, or sometimes even a few months, these little things start to grow in size. The other person’s slow pace of life that seemed cute to start with can become frustrating, their lack of ability to make decisions or lack of willpower to stick to things can become grating. Things you do bother them too as you start to feel more like a parent at times than a partner and the cracks start to show. This is what happened to me and instead of realising we weren’t going to be compatible in the long term I sacrificed myself.
I am someone who lives a pretty fast paced life. I have big dreams and there aren’t enough hours in the day for all I’d like to accomplish. I am learning how to slow down and take moments for self care and to make sure I’ve put something in my cup so I’m not running on empty, but for the most part my days are full and busy. I feel like I have huge things to do and I thrive when I’m making progress each day towards my goals, whether it’s the business I want to run one day or learning to play the ukulele. When I met…
