Outgrowing simply means to discard or lose something in the course of one’s development. As you learn more about the people in your life, you begin to realize that you no longer have the same values or your goals no longer align. We try to involve these people in our life’s journey, but sometimes when the relationship comes to an end, you suddenly realize that it wasn’t mean to last; some relationships just become a chapter in your life and it’s okay.

It is not easy to recognize such changes in personal relationships. Sometimes it can be very painful and you can hope to return to how it was before, so that you don’t feel inconvenienced. However, it is important to recognize that these changes and growth are inevitable and are the first step in understanding life. In essence, people like before now definitely have a deeper understanding of life that affects your value and synchronization. Please do not apologize for this. Do not apologize or panic for your own growth.

Outgrowing your partner in a relationship can be unacceptable because there are usually no big explosions or specific problems to blame for it.

What are the signs that you’ve outgrown your partner?

1: Your goals no longer align

Discussing future plans and goals are inevitable. This tends to include things like where you want to live, your dream job, whether you want to have children. There is disagreement and it is good and normal to compromise for each other. But everyone has some goals that don’t have to be compromised. In fact, we cannot reach a compromise with our partner’s goals and some other goals.

2: Holding back your career for them

You can change your career path, such as not applying for a promotion, because you can’t move to a city or you can’t spend a lot of time with bae. Then you realise that you’re trying so much to put them into consideration but it affecting your career too at the end you’ve got to prioritise which is more important, you can choose to take chances but this could puts you at risk of losing your partner.

3: You don’t get thrilled anymore

There are dull moments in every relationship, but when the thrill (ie passion, romance) is lost, there’s no intimacy whatsoever outgrowing has taken place. It may be necessary to accept that the season is coming to an end together if something that gets you excited before is gone, and improvement cannot solve it.

You can’t force yourself to be with someone you’re no longer happy with, you can try to act like it’s okay but in the long run you’ll suffer for it. You’ll find problems in everything they do, you always wonder what else is out there and whether you can leave them slowly without harming them. The truth is, the longer you lie to yourself, the more pain you will cause to everyone you relate to. When you tell yourself the truth, you can really learn a better life for yourself, and the people you are with can find others.