Mistakes

What do you believe is the most common mistakes, whether they are big or small, that people make when they are in a relationship (dating, marriage or other)?

One mistake I believe some people tend to make in relationships is trying to make that other person happy when they are not happy themselves. I know from experience, you can't make another person happy if you are unhappy with yourself, with who you are, with what you're doing or with life.

I the the biggest mistake in any relationship is falling for someone that is going to take over your life; instead of fit into your life. The classic example, when someone choses their partner over friends.

^ I agree. It bothers me when people make another person out to be their "whole world", they forget about the people who were already in their life and forget how to live their own life. Then, when or if that relationship ends they say that they've got nothing left.

Another mistake I think people make in relationships is making a big deal out of and fighting over the little things. I know some people say they'd rather fight over the little things, but those little things collectively are far worse and more common. I say, don't sweat the small stuff.

^ It's also not fair to the other person to put them in that position or subject them to persecution.

I think it is a mistake in any relationship for either person to get angry at the other person for having friends of the opposite sex and tell them that they are not "allowed" to be or not allowed to talk to other people of the opposite sex. Guys have friends who are girls; and girls have friends who are guys. Get over it! If there is a problem obviously there are trust issues, for whatever that reason may be (insecurity, jealousy, possessiveness, fear of infidelity or issues still unresolved from the past), that need to be acknowledged and discussed.