Yesterday I was listening to the radio and the topic was “staying in a toxic relationship”.  One of the callers, older woman, stated it so simply on what to do to avoid staying in a toxic relationship for too long.  She said “after six months in a new relationship, whether it is sexual or just friends, if the person is not giving you what you need, they are never going to give you what you need.  They are not equipped, mentally or physically, to give you what you desire, so you must let it go.”  I think it’s a good barometer to check yourself and your partner, so you don’t find yourself ten years later in the same place you were when you began the relationship.