7 Types Of Love That Are The Hardest To Leave

Breakups are never easy. However, initiating them is harder in certain relationships than others. Here are some of the hardest loves to walk away from:

Love with a long history.

When you’ve been with someone for a long time, when you’ve been through so many different milestones together, it’s hard to walk away from them, even when you know that they aren’t right for you. After all, it sucks to admit that someone you invested so much time and energy into isn’t the right person. It sucks to start over when you were so far along in your relationship. But it’s better to be single than to prolong things with the wrong person.

Love that has stopped growing.

You can’t stay in a stagnant relationship forever. If you’ve been begging your person for more, but they keep telling you to wait a little longer and longer, then they might not be the one for you. It’s hard to walk away when you’re mostly happy – but you can’t keep living for tomorrow. If they aren’t going to give you what you want, then you might have to find someone new who can.

Love with mixed signals.

Almost relationships are notorious for a reason. When someone treats you wonderfully one day, then turns around and acts like you’re invisible the next day, it’s hard to figure out how long you should stick around. Are they going to settle down with you if you wait long enough? Or are they only stringing you along? You won’t want to walk away, just in case there’s a chance that a relationship could develop, so it’s hard to pick the right moment to go.

Love with your best friend.

Sometimes, relationships end because of outside factors. Maybe you feel differently about where you want to put down roots, whether you want to have children, or whether you’re interested in getting married. Either way, when you get along really well and are madly in love, it’s hard to walk away. Even when you know there’s no other option.

Love with someone toxic.

Toxic humans know exactly what to say to keep you in the relationship. Even if you realize you’re being treated horribly, they will make you worry that you can’t survive without them, that you won’t be able to find anyone else to put up with you, that you are going to be miserable on your own. Even though it’s not true, they always know the right buttons to push to keep you in place.

Love that isn’t reciprocated.

When they treat you wonderfully, but you simply don’t feel the same, it’s hard to walk away from them. You don’t want to break their heart – but you don’t want to lead them on either. Either scenario feels like the wrong one, because either way, someone is getting hurt. Even though they’re going to be more impacted by what happens than you are, it’s never easy to make someone else feel bad.

Love that looks perfect on the outside.

If your family and friends love your partner, if you look like a perfect couple to everyone except for yourselves, it can be hard to walk away and break that illusion. But you can’t stay with someone in order to impress others or make them proud of you. You need to choose yourself. Do what is best for you.