“When they get a tattoo of each other’s names.
As a tattoo artist, the number of names I’ve covered up is actually sadly hilarious.”
Here are some of the top replies:
1.

“Excessive humble-bragging posts.
Almost all the couples Ive seen who do that on my social media are now broken up.
I cant help but feel like theres a correlation.”

“Not giving each other the benefit of the doubt when a miscommunication or something happens.
Quick to just assume the worst.”
u/sabre_one
3.

“Having a ‘fix-it’ baby.”
u/washedcash
4.
“Passive aggressive nitpicking.”

u/starkissedjade
6.
“Every time they argue, one of them starts talking about divorce.”
u/dandesat
7.

“When they take constant little digs at each other in a group setting.
They may even claim to be joking, but you might tell they’re not.”
“When the girl has abandoned her own identity to cater to what he wants.”

u/large-signal-157
9.
“When they have vastly different life or family goals.
For example, one wants children and the other doesnt.”

u/monolithicbee
10.
“When they’re far more concerned about the wedding than the marriage.”
“When one refuses to even listen to the advice of the other.”

u/hoodiequeen
12.
When there’s an inequality in power, there’s a chance for contempt to plant a seed.
Once there’s a seed of contempt, the relationship is doomed.

I have seen this so many times."
u/wandrlusty
13.
“When they constantly talk to other people about problems in the relationship.”

“When one or both of the people initiated the relationship via cheating on someone else.
u/mirraco323
16.
“When the relationship is adversarial and not nurturing.

Too many people think a relationship is zero-sum and have to ‘win’ within it.
“Heard a female friend say about her fiance, ‘Oh, he’s my little project.’
Lasted just over a year.
u/key-control7348
18.
“Any sort of ‘he/she doesn’t do the chores.’
u/bandiberry-
19.
“They have horrible communication skills with each other or can’t talk through issues.”
I have seen it happen in a few couples now.
All divorced within 10 years.”
u/well_red_1431
21.
“When one side seems to do all the work in the relationship.
Those don’t last very long.
u/seldarin
22.
“When its obvious they dont like each other.
If you arent friends, you arent going to make it.”
“Money handling differences.
A spender paired with a saver is a recipe for fights.
What’s even worse two spenders.
‘What I’M buying is fun, what YOU’RE buying is stupid!'”
u/conscious-shock7728
24.
“When you’re free to feel that they are not speaking to each other.
It really quickly gets tiresome and other people notice fast.”
u/alexdaland
25.
“When they get a tattoo of each other’s names.
As a tattoo artist, the number of names I’ve covered up is actually sadly hilarious.”
“Going through your partner’s phone or email.”
u/adventurous-depth984
27.
“Not being able to say ‘no’ to each other.
u/clouds_see_idiots
28.
“One being affectionate and the other not at all, like not even bare minimum.”
“When they don’t figure out how to talk about their problems with each other like adults.
u/niteslayr
30.
“Its anecdotal, but 100% of the couples I know that renewed their vows are now divorced.
Almost like it was a desperate attempt to right the sinking ship.”
u/whtrabit
31.
“A pattern of ‘resolving’ arguments with gifts.”
Every small argument ends up being the same old argument about that same root issue.”