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7 Signs You’ve Entered the Danger Dating Zone
And how to get out of it
Ever had that feeling when you’re dating someone — you know something’s off but don’t want to admit it? Dating is exhausting! Can’t this person be the one?
I’ve been there too. I dated a guy right after divorce I knew wasn’t the one for me. I knew it immediately but ignored all the warning signs. I badly wanted it to work out. In the end, after a couple of months of lying to myself, I had to face the truth — it wasn’t a good relationship. I’d entered a dating danger zone.
There are a number of signs that you’ve end up here…
Hazards of entering the danger zone
First, let’s look at what exactly makes this zone dangerous:
In the dating danger zone, we behave in ways that don’t serve our best interests. Some of them are minor, but other actions can lead to serious heartache later on or even abuse.
In the danger dating zone you:
- Overlook red flags.
- Tolerate bad behavior.
- Lose yourself/over-invest/ or do all the relationship lifting (you try more than they do to make it work).
- Settle for a person who’s not “your one”.
