If you're in a relationship, you're bound to have some ups and downs, like any average couple, but you can also get the feeling as to whether or not the person you're with could be a potential life partner, based on similarities and overall compatibility in the relationship. Unfortunately, sometimes you're not meant to be with someone [1] for marriage, even if the relationship is fantastic, solely based on a few long-term issues you can predict down the road. Here are a few warning signs [2] that you're not meant to put a ring on your finger for the person you're with, and from there, you can determine how much longer to let the relationship last.
You Want to "Fix" Your Partner
If you're thinking time will allow you to change them [4], you're wrong. People are people, and your partner won't transform into someone else simply by saying "I do." "Many people get married expecting it will change their partner. If your partner is a player before marriage, they will be after marriage. If your partner is dramatic and text fights with you all day before marriage, they will be the same after marriage," he said. Marriage rarely "fixes" anybody, and if you want to get married and have this outcome, don't get married, he cautioned.