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id=\"anc-crisis-h1\">Relationship crisis and difficult decisions<\/h1><div class=\"anc-hero-body\"><p class=\"anc-lead\">A crisis does not always tell you which decision to make.<\/p><p>Sometimes the question is whether to stay or leave. At other times it is what changed in how you feel, whether there is still something that can be worked on, or whether you are deciding about the relationship you have or the one you hope will someday exist.<\/p><p>This path does not try to decide for you. It helps clarify the question you are trying to answer.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-crisis-encuentra\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><h2 id=\"anc-crisis-encuentra\" class=\"anc-head\">Find what most closely reflects what you are going through<\/h2><ol class=\"anc-entries\"><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">01<\/span>I do not know whether to stay or leave<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>I do not know whether to end my relationship: thinking through a decision no one can make for you<\/h3><p>Thinking through this decision requires looking at the relationship as it is, the changes you are waiting for, and the costs of staying, leaving, or continuing to postpone the decision. Loving someone and choosing to continue the relationship are not exactly the same question.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/i-dont-know-whether-to-end-my-relationship\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">02<\/span>I feel that something changed, but I do not know exactly what<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>I no longer feel the same about my partner: what does that mean?<\/h3><p>\u201cI do not feel the same\u201d can name different changes. Desire, tenderness, trust, admiration, and the intention to build a life together are not equivalent and do not necessarily change at the same time. Clarifying what changed helps prevent a broad feeling from becoming an immediate verdict on the relationship.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/i-dont-feel-the-same-about-my-partner\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">03<\/span>I do not know whether there is still something we can work on<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Can my relationship be repaired?<\/h3><p>The fact that a problem can change does not mean that both partners want or are able to work on it. It helps to distinguish what can change, what resources are available, and how much real participation exists instead of looking for an abstract answer about whether a relationship \u201ccan be saved.\u201d<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/can-my-relationship-be-repaired\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">04<\/span>I do not know whether we stay out of love or habit<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Is it love or habit? Looking at a long relationship without oversimplifying it<\/h3><p>Habit does not by itself prove the absence of love. It can accompany a present choice or gradually replace one. The useful question is not to take a test to determine whether you still love your partner, but to examine which relationship you are choosing today and why.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/is-it-love-or-habit\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">05<\/span>I am waiting for a relationship that does not yet exist<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>The relationship you have and the one you hope for: which one are you choosing?<\/h3><p>Promises, potential, memories, and expectations may matter, but they are not the same as what is happening today. Looking at the real relationship does not mean settling; it allows you to decide without basing the entire choice on a hypothetical version of the bond.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" style=\"cursor:pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/the-relationship-you-have-and-the-one-you-hope-for\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-crisis-otro\"><div class=\"anc-wrap anc-split\"><div><h2 id=\"anc-crisis-otro\">When the problem lies elsewhere<\/h2><p class=\"anc-intro\">Not every relationship crisis raises the same question.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"anc-routes\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/communication-and-conflict\/\">Communication and conflict \u2192<\/a><p>If both partners want to address something but conversations stall or escalate.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/when-one-partner-wants-change\/\">When one partner wants change \u2192<\/a><p>If the main difficulty is that only one person is trying to move the relationship forward.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/trust-and-infidelity\/\">Trust and infidelity \u2192<\/a><p>If the crisis begins with a significant breach of trust.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/intimacy-desire-and-sexuality\/\">Intimacy, desire, and sexuality \u2192<\/a><p>If closeness, physical connection, or desire is what has changed most.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-crisis-puente\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><div class=\"anc-bridge\"><h2 id=\"anc-crisis-puente\">If you do not know whether you want to stay together<\/h2><p>You do not need to arrive in therapy saying that you both want to rebuild the relationship. Uncertainty and different goals can be part of what needs to be placed on the table.<\/p><div class=\"anc-actions\"><span class=\"anc-disabled\">Can we go to couples therapy if we do not know whether we want to stay together? \u2192<\/span><a class=\"anc-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples-therapy\/\">Learn about Couples Therapy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"anc-back anc-rule\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/\">\u2190 Back to Couples and Relationships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Resources Couples and Relationships Crisis and Decisions Relationships \u00b7 Crisis and decisions Relationship crisis and difficult decisions A crisis does not always tell you which decision to make. Sometimes the question is whether to stay or leave. 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