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Many relationships have the occasional set of hard times that eventually subside, but what happens when two people have completely hit a wall together? No matter how hard one or the other tries the attraction never seems to come back fully, only in bits and pieces.

 
The solution for many is to simply leave but, according to Associated Content, this is a decision that most make too soon. "Many relationships are repairable, but too often people are hasty and want to escape instead of figuring out what the problems are and focusing on solutions."  They continue on to comment that all too often resentment becomes a third party in the relationship. Each person begins to take normal human responses, like being too energetic to sit and watch a movie together, as a personal blow. They take this as a sign that their boyfriend/girlfriend does not want to hang out with them and a simple difference in mood blows up into a complete mess that feels suffocating to an already suffering relationship.

Dating Without Drama lends this advice: "When you’re in a committed relationship, you and your partner must wake up each day choosing to love each other, whether you’re feeling that warm-and-fuzzy feeling or are still annoyed from a disagreement you had the night before. You don’t expect that every day is going to be rainbows and roses… BUT you don’t just settle for being stuck in a rut, either. When you face challenges in your relationship (not just arguments, but boredom, too), you are each willing to put in some effort to strengthen your bond and turn things around."

 The old saying 'easier said then done' might be ringing in your ears right about now. But all too often we easily forget that being in a is  romantic relationship cannot be seen as anything but something that has to be worked on just like all of the other relationships in your life. So what do you think? Is a good rut a good sign to bail? Or do you take it as a challenge to see whether the relationship is worth fighting for?

Jaclyn Williams Jaclyn Williams
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