Are you in a relationship with someone who might be immature? In order for two people to be able to have a strong and healthy relationship, there needs to maturity. The level of maturity that partners have can make or break relationships. In this video, we'll be providing the signs to help you identify whether someone is too immature for you. Perhaps, you might find yourself being the less mature partner, but that's where you can learn your weak areas and grow.
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00:25 Are you in a relationship with someone
00:28 who might be immature?
00:30 In order for two people to be able to have a strong
00:33 and healthy relationship, there needs to be intimacy,
00:36 honesty, trust, respect, loyalty, dedication,
00:41 and most of all, maturity.
00:44 The level of maturity that partners show in a relationship
00:47 can make or break it.
00:49 Now, before we go on and list all the signs
00:51 of an immature partner, we'd like to mention
00:54 that this is meant for educational purposes only
00:56 and not at all intended to attack or criticize anyone
00:59 who may be displaying these signs.
01:01 With that said, here are seven telltale signs
01:04 that someone may be too immature for you.
01:07 One, they act on their emotions.
01:09 Do they have a bad habit of letting their feelings
01:12 be the main input to a decision?
01:14 Being with someone who often lets their feelings
01:16 cloud their judgment and turn them cruel
01:18 in the heat of a moment can be incredibly stressful
01:21 and even abusive when things get out of hand.
01:24 They're prone to insulting you, screaming at you,
01:26 and sometimes even throwing things at you
01:28 when their emotions get out of control.
01:30 Two, they take everything personally.
01:34 Do you feel like you're walking on eggshells around them
01:37 or are you worried that they'll lash out on you
01:39 if you say something wrong?
01:41 If so, it's another sign that you may be dating someone
01:44 too immature for you.
01:45 Such people lack the maturity to understand
01:48 that not everything is about them.
01:50 They're so narrow-minded and sensitive to criticism
01:52 that they can't stand to be corrected.
01:55 You can't communicate openly to them
01:56 about their flaws and weaknesses
01:58 because they're so defensive of their ego,
02:00 which brings us to our next point.
02:02 Three, they lack self-awareness.
02:05 Self-awareness is one of the most important elements
02:07 of emotional maturity because it's what allows us
02:10 to recognize our flaws and take responsibility
02:12 for our mistakes.
02:14 So if you're dating someone who lacks self-awareness,
02:17 they're going to have a hard time
02:18 understanding your perspective
02:20 and hearing you out in an argument
02:21 because they're so incapable of seeing their own faults
02:24 or others' points of view.
02:25 Their denial of their own failings as a person
02:28 makes them more prideful, stubborn, hard-headed,
02:31 and inconsiderate towards others.
02:34 Four, they blame other people for their problems.
02:38 Are they apt at playing the blame game?
02:40 Do they refuse to own up to their mistakes?
02:43 Immature people don't know how to hold themselves
02:45 accountable, so they blame others for their problems
02:47 and simply make themselves out to be the victim
02:49 in all of it.
02:50 They victimize themselves as a way to avoid responsibility
02:54 and convince themselves that everyone but them
02:56 is always to blame.
02:58 They spend all their time whining
02:59 about the situation they're in,
03:01 but don't do anything to help themselves get out of it.
03:03 Instead, they simply point their finger at someone,
03:06 say it's their fault,
03:07 and demand other people clean up their mess for them.
03:10 Five, they always have to have their way.
03:14 Entitled, demanding, rigid, and overbearing.
03:18 Do those words describe your partner?
03:20 If so, then they might not have the maturity
03:22 to be in a healthy relationship right now.
03:25 People who always wanna have their way
03:27 tend to be controlling and manipulative.
03:30 At first, they may be kind, charming,
03:32 and pleasant to be around,
03:33 but the moment you disagree with them
03:35 or refuse to do as they say,
03:37 they'll get into a big argument with you about it
03:39 and won't stop until you give in.
03:41 They don't wanna listen.
03:43 They're not willing to compromise.
03:45 And they always wanna be the one
03:46 taking charge in your relationship.
03:49 Six, they act passive aggressive.
03:52 Does your partner give you the silent treatment
03:54 without ever telling you what it was you did wrong?
03:56 It certainly goes without saying
03:58 that engaging in passive aggressive behaviors
04:01 and playing mind games with your significant other
04:03 is not something a mature person would do.
04:05 But instead of being honest with you about their feelings
04:08 and communicating them openly,
04:09 your partner acts out by avoiding you, ignoring you,
04:13 making sly-handed remarks at you,
04:15 and treating you with thinly veiled hostility.
04:17 They deny that anything's wrong,
04:19 when it's clearly not true,
04:20 because they're not mature enough to simply talk to you
04:23 about what's bothering them.
04:25 And seven, they're overly possessive.
04:28 Do they get upset when you spend time with others?
04:30 Do they often disrespect your personal boundaries?
04:33 Immature partners may be clingy, possessive,
04:36 and unreasonably jealous.
04:37 They don't want you spending too much time with anyone else
04:40 because they want you all to themselves.
04:42 All your hobbies, interests, and personal goals
04:45 have even fallen to the wayside
04:46 after you started dating them.
04:48 Because in their eyes,
04:49 making them your only priority
04:51 is the only way you can prove that you truly love them.
04:54 So is your current partner
04:56 showing these very same signs of immaturity?
04:58 Or are you personally guilty
05:00 of doing these things we've mentioned here?
05:02 If so, it's okay to admit
05:04 that you're still learning how to be more mature.
05:06 Emotional maturity takes time,
05:08 and it's something a lot of people
05:10 struggle with throughout their lives.
05:11 But the fact that you're willing to admit
05:13 that you still have room to grow shows progress.
05:16 It shows that you're willing to open up to your mistakes
05:19 and change for the better.
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