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Why is it that the older we get, the harder it is to walk away from relationships? Like, seriously. Women were blessed with something called women’s intuition, and yet, we STILL don’t listen to it. We’ll hear it loud and clear, we’ll even acknowledge it, and then we’ll hit it with a “but let me just see something real quick.”

And that “something real quick” turns into months, even years, of trying to make something work that’s been expired friend.

Some people say the hardest relationships to leave are the toxic, abusive ones—where there’s cheating, manipulation, or even physical harm. And while I don’t downplay how difficult those situations are, I honestly think the opposite. I think it’s MUCH harder to leave when none of those things are happening. When there’s no abuse, no infidelity, when the love is still there… but nothing else is.

That’s when we start bargaining with ourselves. “Well, he treats me well.” “He’s a good guy.” “I don’t want to regret leaving.” “Maybe we just need to try harder.”

And next thing you know, we’re knee-deep in a relationship that isn’t fulfilling us, trying to fix something that isn’t necessarily broken—just… not working.

It’s wild how we, as women, will stay in situations that don’t serve us simply because there’s no obvious reason to leave. The love is there, but we’re unfulfilled. The effort is there, but the connection is gone. And deep down, we know it’s not enough.

But we stay. Because leaving something that isn’t bad feels like we’re making the wrong choice or we’re giving up.

But you know what’s even worse than making the wrong choice? Wasting timeeeeeee.

We always talk about how life is short, but it feels real long when you’re spending it waiting for a relationship to turn into what you wish it could be.

So, here’s my question: why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we second-guess what we know in our gut to be true? And more importantly… how do we stop?

Let’s talk about it. Comment below!

Xoxo, Drea