Impossible relationships can occur for many reasons. Sometimes they develop when needs can’t be met, such as when one person wants children while the other does not. An impossible relationship can sprout from the seeds of personality, blossoming when you finally get to know a persons real motivations and beliefs. They can also occur from social or geographic conditions. Impossible relationships like this can happen when two people live far away from each other or when certain social pressures, such as race, class or politics come into play. However they appear, these relationships only signal disaster.

Continuing on with someone when you know there’s no hope for a future can be both painful and wrong. It doesn’t matter who makes the decision or comes to the conclusion first. All that matters is that the bleak reality has been uncovered. If you know that you won’t be able to make things work, then it is wrong to pretend otherwise. This comes down to honesty and openness. Any relationship you’re in deserves that much respect. On the other hand, if you realize that the other person is the one screaming impossible, then it comes down to how much pain you’re willing to tolerate and for how long. Making the decision that a coupling has no future can be extremely difficult for both parties. If you see that someone has made the decision for you, the right thing to do is to meet them half way and help bring about a fair settlement to the impossible relationship.

There are some that would hope to make the “impossible” possible. These are the dreamers. The world needs more dreamers but tender hearts are the ones that always get stepped on in situations like relationships without a future. Romantic endings are for fairytales and true connections. The only way to secure an ending like that is to avoid impossible relationships and search for the real true love that we all know is out there!