“Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself trying to put it back together.” Most of us love being in a relationship. There is something magical about it, especially the initial stages where the sky seemed bluer and flowers looked prettier. Sadly, there is another side to everything and most time, however great a relationship is, it has to end.

The worst part is, most of us don't even know when to end as we try to cling on to the beautiful memories of the once great relationship and end up suffering for no good reasons. The truth is, "sometimes, no matter how hard partners try, their relationships just don’t work. Quality partners who have lost each other usually feel terrible about hurting the other and saddened at their own feelings of failure." says relationship expert Randi Gunther Ph.D. in a Psychology Today blog post. So, how do you know if it is time to end a relationship, here are 5 signs:

1.Small irritations that accumulate over time

Every relationship has good as and bad interactions. " New lovers do their best to appreciate the naturally satisfying connections and ignore those that are irritating. Unfortunately, over time, some of the distressful behaviors begin to fester and are harder for the other partner to ignore", points out Randi Gunther. These can generally be small things, such as being late all the time or forgetting important things about the other person. Individually, they seem like small irritations but they aggregate over time causing frustration.

"When the good connections are eroded by accumulated resentments, the relationship’s balance shifts in the wrong direction and the good that once kept the partnership intact becomes buried under layers of disappointment and disillusionment.", adds Gunther. So if you constantly get frustrated or angry at your partner's ways and habits, then it is not a good sign for your relationship.

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