If this one thing happens, you know your relationship won't last long.

Relationships require hard work. You won't find each other equally lovable and fun every day, and yes, one day some dishes will fly across the room.

That's not a big deal. Arguments are part of the deal. And that you sometimes don't understand him, find him annoying, or think he's boring, is also part of it. That there's less sex as the years go by, well, that's really not a disaster. That you secretly prefer to sleep alone for a night, that's not a problem either. And that you occasionally glance at someone else on the street, well, no biggie. Actually, everything is quite normal in a long relationship. You can't live from peak to peak, you can't be madly in love for fourteen years with sweaty armpits, and you can't be nauseatingly excited in your stomach when you sit next to him on the couch after sixteen centuries watching a movie. From Netflix and chill it turns into just Netflixing and really chilling. You take those lows for granted. But according to research, there is one thing that is fatal for every relationship. That guarantees it is doomed to fail.

And that is: if your parents, sisters, brothers, or best friends don't like him (anymore). If they can't stand him. Find him weird. Then it's over. Even if it doesn't seem to matter and you might think, it's about what I think of him, not what others think of him... That's ultimately not true. Because your loved ones know what and who is good for you and who fits you. Especially in the long term. If they don't like him, that says a lot. That's because we can often be blinded by love, simply because we live on a pink cloud. Others are not on that cloud and can honestly tell you where it stands. And honestly tell you that he's not the one.. So if your environment doesn't like your partner, it might be better to say goodbye.

Of course, you don't have to listen to what every neighbor, colleague, or vague friend complains about. Sometimes that's just a matter of jealousy and unsolicited interference. But if your own parents or best friends can never get along with him, then it's time to be careful and get out.. That true one is really walking around somewhere else on this sunny planet. Look carefully. And take your mother with you on the search, it saves time.

FACTS

• People who are 18 years old when they move in together or get married have a 60% higher chance of a breakup.
• More than 60% of people say that doing household chores together is the foundation for a good relationship.
• 34% of women think it's not done if their partner adds an ex.

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