A couple that starts their relationship very much in love, with time, may exhibit certain behavior that shows that it’s not love but habit. Get to know what the differences are between love and habit.
Spending so much time with a partner can give way to monotony and cause us to begin to question ourselves as to whether what we feel is love or habit. And the thing is, there are differences between love and habit, and we’ll mention some in this article.
Being in a relationship implies many challenges, and not all of these are dealt with in the best way. In this stage of a couple’s relationship, it is common that the magic and the excitement that they felt at the beginning disappear little by little. Thus, it may be that one of the two, or even both, begins to be with the other person out of habit.
However, there are always ways to try and bring a spark to your relationship, as this study from the Carleton University in Canada affirms. Don’t throw in the towel if there’s still love there!
The differences between love and habit
Here are some questions that will help you differentiate whether you are with your partner out of love or habit.
1. Does everything they do bother you?
One of the strategies for knowing whether it’s love or habit that we feel consists of asking ourselves the following: Why do so many things bother me now that at first did not matter?
If it really bothers you when they make noises when eating, if they forget to buy something, or if they don’t wear that shirt that you like so much, then there’s no doubt your relationship dynamics have changed.
