Meeting someone new is always great! That feeling when your relationship is on the honeymoon phase and both of you can’t seem to stop spending time glued to one another is unbeatable, but being in a rush to jump into the next relationship can be problematic. Rushing to be in a relationship with a person can cause problems in the future or cause them to run away scared. Here are a few signs that your new relationship is moving faster than it should.
- You Are Ignoring Your Non-Negotiables in the Relationship
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This is a really big one! We all have non-negotiables, whether it is in friendships or romantic relationships. These are the things that are part of your moral values, and you usually don’t give up for anyone. If you find yourself giving up something that means a lot to you just because your partner dislikes it or asks you to change that about yourself, then maybe they aren’t the right person for you. Your partner should accept your values, and even if they don’t agree with certain things, they should at least respect it.
- You Put Them Before Your Friends
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Keep in mind this applies mostly to a new relationship! Your friends’ opinions of your partner shouldn’t define the relationship, but they should matter to you. If you find yourself ignoring what your closest friends that know you really well say, just because your partner says differently, that should be a red flag.
Now, this doesn’t mean you should only listen to your friends and not your significant other, but at the initial stages of a relationship, you should not put all of your trust in the other person and follow what they say blindly. Sometimes you won’t like what your friends have to say; this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider it.
- You Aren’t Prioritizing Yourself
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In every relationship, your well-being should be your number one priority. That doesn’t apply only to mental health but also physical well-being and your daily routine. When you start spending more time with another person this will obviously impact your daily routine, but, you should never let spending time with your partner turn your world upside down, you shouldn’t have to stay up until 3 a.m. just to hang out with them, or give up study time to grab food with them. Another thing that tends to happen when a relationship is moving too fast is a person giving up their healthy habits, just because you are spending the night at their apartment doesn’t mean you can’t do your six-step skincare routine!
- You Haven’t Spilled Every Little Detail to Your Best Friend
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If you are hiding things from the person, you usually tell absolutely everything to then something is definitely wrong. Each one of us knows how much we tell our friends, maybe you are a reserved person and don’t tell your BFF absolutely everything, but we all know how much we are used to sharing. If you start hiding things from your friends or ignoring them yourself just because you are so infatuated with your partner and don’t want to lose them, then maybe it is time to reevaluate your relationship.
All relationships move at their own pace. Making sure yours is moving at a healthy one will lead to you and your partner being happier in the future!