Grow apart from someone

Being in a healthy, long-term relationship can be beneficial for everyone involved. It can create a healthy mental state, build self-esteem, and make you a more positive person. Unfortunately for some though, those feelings can begin to diminish and the fight to keep your relationship going can become harder than ever. Although you may not want to admit that things are falling apart in your relationship, when it gets to the point where you are having more unhappy times than happy ones, you may need to come to the realization that you and your partner are growing apart.

Before you and your partner break up after spending a significant period of time together, you probably go through a phase of wondering when you and your partner grew apart in the first place. Whether this comes two years or two months into a relationship, it can feel a bit like jolting out of a dream. Sometimes, these are momentary transitions that don't actually mean the end of a relationship is near. And sometimes, if both of you are truly invested in the relationship, you can overcome the obstacle. Here are some signs to help you figure out whether you and your partner are beginning to grow apart:. When you and your partner are growing apart, one or both of you will feel like you need even more distance between you. The only way to close the gap is if both people are willing to work on the relationship and find ways to reconnect — that means spending time together again.

Literally, to grow and move away from something. Wow, those bushes have really grown apart since we bought the place. To experience a lessening of emotional intimacy in a relationship over time. Of course I still care about Ed—we've just grown apart over the years.

One of the reasons so many couples down make it in the long term is simply that they grow apart. Any healthy, driven, self-reflective person is going to change throughout her life, and we should all aim to do so if we want to grow as people. The key is to change in positive ways while retaining the relationships that feed our souls along the way.