Sometimes, we go into a relationship with the highest of hopes and the strongest naïvety, just wishing in our hearts that everything will work out in the end. But often in these relationships, we spend way too much time worrying about how to make your "other half" happy, how to please them sexually, how to talk about their interests, how to fetch them things and buy them cute little trinkets... 

Maybe you're just the type of person to worry about these things. Or maybe, just maybe -- this isn't the relationship for you. Is it real love when you feel so stressed? Do you think, maybe, you let your partner get away with too much simply because you're afraid of losing them? If you're asking yourself these questions, maybe he/she just isn't right for you. Staying in a relationship like this could lead to abuse later on.

What's wrong with losing a "partner" when they barely do their part? Here's some signs you have someone who just isn't worth your time:

• They constantly ask you for help on homework that they could be doing themselves, but when you need help with yours, they can't meet up with you intellectually.

• They do a lot of activities you don't agree with, such as drugs, partying late at night, bullying people you care about, or even making snide remarks like, "That's so gay," and "Get back in the kitchen." Even as a joke, you know it's not funny.

• Your partner does not support the career you hope to pursue or the interests that you have.

• You've asked them to stop saying/doing something offensive and they have put forth little to no effort in doing so.

• He/she wants you to pay for everything.

• Your partner has no motivation to do something important with his/her life.

• You have heard stories of him/her talking about you behind your back.

• He/she thinks you are so "freaky in the bed" but couldn't hold a decent conversation with you if their life depended on it.

• You suspect this person of cheating and feel like you can't trust them.

• Your family and friends can't stand this person and think you should break it off as quickly as you can.

• Your "significant other" has decided to make you feel insignificant by verbally abusing you. No one deserves this. "Wow, you look awful today... that skirt makes you look like a slut. Did your mother teach you that? I wonder if her left leg has ever met her right one. Just kidding, you know I love you."

• He/she shows your "nudey pics" to their friends... and faster than you could believe, your naked body is spread around the school and possibly the internet. Be smart, don't send pictures like this in the first place.

• They force/bribe you to have sex with them. That's not love, it's rape. If you don't want to have sex, you should be able to refuse.

• You are afraid that they will hit you. Trust your intuition!

• They DO hit you. Don't take another punch, just get out of there! 

1. "Love Is Respect" -- Nation Teen Dating Abuse Hotline (1-866-331-9474)
2. "RAINN" -- Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (1-800-656-HOPE)
3. "NDVH" -- National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE)
4. National Youth Crisis Hotline (1-800-448-4663)
5. IN EMERGENCY CALL 911