Many couples enter a relationship with hope and excitement. However, this can sometimes fade away with time and make way for a feeling of being stuck. You may currently experience this and wonder, “Am I settling in my relationship?”rnIn its essence, settling in a partnership means accepting less than what you deserve in love. Consequently, you put up with things that you normally wouldn’t consider right for you and your self-growth. There are a few other signs that you may be settling in a relationship, so you can take the quiz and find out.
1. Does your relationship help you grow as a person?
A. No, I feel like it brings out the worst in me
B. Kind of, it brings out the best and worst in me
C. Yes, it makes me want to be a better version of myself
2. When you got together with your partner, were there any external circumstances pressuring you?
A. Yes
B. I’m not sure
C. No
3. Do you feel bothered by your partner’s habits and try to change them as a result?
A. Yes, I believe that I can transform them
B. Maybe, I find myself doing that for their actions
C. No, they are the only ones who can transform themselves
4. Do you talk about the critical decisions in the relationship?
A. No, they tend to make them themselves
B. Sometimes, but it doesn’t always happen
C. Yes, we always make these decisions together
5. Do you constantly feel like you’re missing out on something outside the relationship?
A. Yes, all the time
B. It happens sometimes
C. No, I’m satisfied with what I have
6. Do you fear being alone?
A. Yes, all the time
B. It happens sometimes
C. No, I’m rather comfortable being by myself
7. Do you feel you’re constantly convincing other people that you’re in a happy relationship?
A. Yes, I do that all the time
B. It may happen sometimes
C. No, I don’t need to do that
8. Do you catch yourself comparing your relationship to others?
A. Yes, all the time
B. It may happen sometimes
C. No, I’m satisfied with what I have
9. Do you feel your enthusiasm for the relationship declining?
A. Yes, and it’s been like this for a while
B. Sometimes, but then it seems to emerge again
C. No, I’m always happy and excited about it
10. How comfortable are you putting up with deal breakers?
A. I’ve said to myself that I’m not, but I seem to stay in the relationship despite that
B. I put up with some of the things, but others can make me leave the relationship
C. If I find out about something unacceptable, I’m comfortable enough to leave the relationship
