Maybe you used to cook together, share a bottle of wine, or linger at the table after dinner. Now the silence hangs heavier than any conversation could. The spark of joy is gone from your dinners, replaced with the dull thud of routine.
If meals have gone from being moments of togetherness to simply feeding the body, it might be a sign the emotional nourishment is gone too.
5. You Don’t Feel Like You Need Him Anymore
If you’ve started taking trips, going out with friends, or pursuing hobbies on your own—and finding them more fulfilling without him—that’s something worth noticing. You’ve begun rediscovering you—the woman you were before the relationship or the woman you’ve grown into since.
And realizing you don’t need him? That’s not failure. That’s freedom.