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Is he going through a difficult time? Did you do something wrong? Is it his mood or does he not want to be with you anymore? It can be quite nerve-wracking to decipher what a man wants.
If you’re in a relationship with a guy who suddenly starts acting “different” to you, it can be hard to figure out why. Is he just in a bad mood or is he hinting that he wants to be single again? And if the latter, is he trying to force a breakup with his behavior?
The good news is that men – just like women – can also just be having a bad day. So the typical scenario of the absent man who doesn’t want to talk doesn’t have to mean doom. But if it doesn’t feel right, it’s time to pay attention to the signs.
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12 signs he wants to be single again
Even though you think you are in a healthy relationship, that may not be the case. The man may think very differently about it. He may miss the bachelor life and therefore long for ‘single’ status again. But how can you notice this? These are 12 clues that could indicate that he wants to continue his life solo.
1. He can’t tolerate you
In the beginning of your relationship, you could do no wrong. You ruined dinner? No problem, he didn’t think it was “a big deal” to order something once. “It can happen to anyone,” he said. But now he gets angry. In fact, if you add a little too much salt now, he starts complaining about your bad cooking. If he starts making it clear more often what irritates him, it could be a hint that he wants to leave.
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2. He shows little or no affection
An intense kiss with a loving hug before you leave for work in the morning; it seems like it happened in another life. Now you’re happy to get a kiss on the cheek or a visual greeting when he waves at you from across the room. Does he no longer do anything for you of his own accord? Does he stop showing affection ? Then he might already be ready to leave you.
3. He prefers to hang out with friends
While you planned a date night on your only day off , he breaks the plan because he would rather do something with friends. “Sorry, the boys want to watch football,” he says. The next week: exactly the same story. If this is a pattern that keeps repeating itself, it may indicate that he is already making a start on his single life.
4. He “can’t” make appointments anymore
The summer holidays are in four months. You dream about romantic walks through the authentic streets of Italy’s Bellagio on Lake Como or a once-in-a-lifetime road trip along Route 66 in the United States. Delicious. You know that he will have plenty of opportunity to travel with you, but he “doesn’t know it yet”. If future plans are no longer discussed and everything you want to plan is accompanied by uncertainty, it is possible that he would rather go through life as a single person.
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5. He seeks out differences of opinion
He is less patient and more likely to provoke an argument. When two people in a relationship are happy, they can find a compromise or accept each other’s opinions. But that is not the case if he no longer wants to be in a relationship. Where would he, if the relationship has no future? In addition, it can be a way for him to let you know that he doesn’t want you anymore, without saying it.
6. He gives you more space
Combined with the other hints that things aren’t going so well in the relationship, it’s a bad sign that he’s giving you more space. A night out with the girls? Before, it was a fierce battle to get ‘permission’. But now it’s completely the other way around: “You should do it, it’s fun!” If you get the idea that he’s giving you more freedom and space, it could mean that he wants to prepare you for life on your own.
7. He is happier with others
When a man is no longer happy in his relationship, you notice a difference in how he interacts with you and with others. You should be the one he’s happiest with. Do others make him happier? Then that is not a good sign for the relationship. Especially if he has not shown this behavior in the past, you should be concerned.
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8. He is more active on social media
How he handles his social media is an important source of information. Is he posting more and more selfies? Are photos of the two of you no longer being posted? And is he liking more and more selfies of women? These are all small signals that he is getting in the mood to be single again.
9. He distances himself
He is sitting next to you, but that is all there is to it. While your feelings for him have not changed, his feelings for you may have. Distance is one of the clues that tells you he is no longer connected to you. Does he act indifferent? Like he doesn’t care anymore? If you notice that he has created some (emotional) distance between you, it is time to talk about it.
10. He talks about life without you
“And where do I come into this story?” Have you had this thought recently while talking to him? Then it could mean that he no longer wants to be with you. When people want to leave a relationship, they imagine life without the other person. What will it be like? What exactly changes? And what is possible that is not possible now? The fact that he imagines a life without you in it is obviously a bad sign.
11. He is becoming less and less accessible
To fish themselves out of a relationship, some men choose to ghost : they disappear from the face of the earth out of nowhere. Because this is quite cruel to do, others choose to let the relationship fade away. Phone calls become less, texting happens less and you see each other less and less, until it almost seems like you are… no longer in a relationship.
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12. His friends don’t talk to you anymore
One of the signs that you can tell others that he may not want to continue with you is a lack of contact with his group of friends. Because that could mean that he has already informed them that things are ‘not going well’ and the end is approaching.
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