Are You Ignoring Obvious Red Flags?—28 hints you might be

Red Flags: are negative signs in a relationship.

• Has he changed the way he speaks to you?
• Has he stopped sending the cute texts throughout each day?
• Has he lessened or stopped how often he sees you?

If you have answered yes to more than one of these questions—your answer is: He is just not that into you. Period. Move on. If he wants to see you, talk to you, be with you.... He Will Make The Time.

When we are grasping onto the hope of love, it can be easy to ignore the obvious Red Flags that appear in our relationship. Red Flags are gifts from the Universe. These signs—if you are paying attention—are cues the guy you think is right for you, is not.

Many tines, Red Flags will start off subtle, making you raise an eyebrow and start to question things. When the Red Flags perpetuate, and you choose not to pay attention, it is only a matter of time before the inevitable happens. When your relationship finally does ends, it is relieving for everyone around you, who paid attention to the signs, and tried to warn you.

Spotting a Red Flag can be easy, if you remove your rose colored glasses and stop making excuses to his obvious change of heart. Red Flags are mostly seen in his actions. The way he is treating you will always speak louder than words. If he tells you that he misses you, but never makes time to see you anymore—obvious Red Flag that something is wrong.

When a Red Flag situation comes up, I get it, it is natural to want to ignore it, because no woman wants to face the fact that her relationship is going downhill—and she doesn't understand why.

I have been guilty of ignoring Red Flags. By ignoring them I thought that somehow, someway they would magically disappear. I hoped that the fabulous relationship I previously had would come back. From my experiences, this was never the case. The Red Flags would continue to get bigger and more evident, until I was forced to stop making excuses for the way he was treating me. Unfortunately, the longer I waited, the more my heart was invested, and in turn the greater hurt I experienced.

To protect your heart, as well as your mental stability, communicating the shift you are feeling from him is imperative.

Trust your instincts and know that when you are noticing or feeling a negative change, likely, it is not your imagination.

Once you communicate what you are feeling, if he cares for you and wants a relationship—seeing a future with you, he will listen to you. He will validate your feelings, and do everything in his power to turn the negative situation you are experiencing with him into one that is positive.

Relationships are bound to change some, as this is human nature. However, if things between you begin to change drastically—in a negative way and after only a few months together—this is a Red Flag. This type of drastic change is usually due to something that you have no control over…expect, being you. We all have personalities and when a guy loses interest, often it is because he felt your personality no longer meshed with his—for one reason or another.

Why has he been dating you for many months and now decides he is no longer digging your personality? Because men are not as emotionally connected as woman. That is why they tend to show how they feel through their actions, instead of words.

It was probably several weeks or possibly months ago—that if you think back, you started to see his actions change toward you. Probably subtle at first—it usually is—before it slowly increases. So why do men take their time versus being upfront and honest?

Men like beautiful women, and sex—if both are involved, it is harder for a guy to completely let go.

Why should he if you are still hanging on even though he has emotionally let go. If you are still open and willing to have sex with him after he has blown you off for weeks—not calling/texting until he is horny, keeping it real, doesn't that make you naive?

A guy friend of mine would constantly tell me that, "the pussy has all the power." This statement is true if you are having great sex. Men don't necessarily want to fully end things right away if they don't have to. They will hang on as long as you will let them, but as I mentioned, they will emotionally back away. It will only be necessary to call, text and see you just enough to keep you emotionally invested for sex. Again, if you can be honest with yourself, you will see these Red Flags, and not put up with his crap.

Changing how a man feels towards you can happen quicker than a blink of an eye. It usually starts out with something small and out of your control. Maybe it was a look you gave or the way you said something that reminded him of his ex-wife or ex-girlfriend, that now he can't possibly get out of his head. Or, a guy could have had pedestal syndrome towards you when you first met—liking the idea of you, but now that he realizes you have a brain—which involves thinking and having an opinion, finding you less desirable.

Whatever it is that has caused the Red Flags to appear, the quicker you can spot them, the better off you will be—not wasting your time and energy on a guy who clearly does not feel the same towards you.

28 Red Flags—after several months (or even weeks) of dating. Wake up and pay attention....

1. He hasn't introduced you to his family that live less than an hour away—that he is close to
2. His family doesn't even know he has a girlfriend
3. He's introduced you to his kids several times, but then puts the kibosh on continuing to hang out with them
4. You have never been to his place
5. You keep getting lower and lower on his priority list
6. You haven't spent a weekend together in over a month or longer
7. You used to see him several times a week and now it's a few times a month
8. He stopped making plans to see you, now it's only last minute
9. He does not call or text as much as he used to
10. He comes up with every excuse of why he's too busy to see you
11. You have sex, but there are never any sleepovers—and if had them, they start to cease
12. He doesn't make any effort or follow through to plan trips with you, but he will plan them for himself
13. When you call, he never picks up, but when you are together he always answers his phone
14. Planned dates have ceased—now all you do is have sex or watch movies.
15. His parents come to town and he doesn't invite you to meet them
16. You used to go to his place a lot and now he never invites you over anymore
17. Sex starts to become obsolete
18. He stops doing the little things that make you happy—bringing you coffee when you're at his place, texting you "good morning sexy" and "good night baby"
19. He doesn't bring you to family functions, friend events/weddings
20. Talk of future plans—going on trips, upcoming events or future talk, start to cease
21. He always needs to drink and/or party every time he's with you.
22. He is hanging out with his friends more...and you less
23. He stops taking personal interest in you
24. He never makes an effort to come to your place—he expects you to always go to his
25. He stops introducing you as his girlfriend
26. PDA like hand holding, hugging, and kissing lessens, if not stops
27. His guys nights consist of other woman being there, however he never invites you
28. He avoids making holiday plans with you and they are coming up

Ladies, I'm not saying that you can't give him the benefit of doubt, maybe he's unaware of how he's treating you and the way he's coming across. Communicate how you feel. If his patterns still stays the same, he's definitely not worth your time. A guy who values you will do none of the above.

Bottom line, the only thing that should be red in your life is your wine, lipstick, nail polish, or the bottom of your high heel shoes.