7 signs you're in a dead-end relationship

There's no real certainty in life or love, but you should at least feel more than 90 percent positive about your chances. Because the last thing you want (and we're all guilty of it) is to run in circles with someone who's completely wrong for you, someone who treats you like crap, or simply a relationship of convenience. Here are 7 telltale signs to look out for:

1. You have the same fight over and over

I'm not talking about the toothpaste cap. This is more like major, fundamental issues (money, physical intimacy, jealousy, etc.) that the two of you can't agree upon. And if you keep putting off the argument, only for it to resurface once or twice a year, you're not really making any progress.

2. You discover yet another big "secret"

OK, so you're not actually catching her in a "lie," but she sure does seem to have a lot of really huge secrets that you accidentally ¡X and continually ¡X uncover. Just how well do you really know her?

3. You see each other less than 15 hours a week, and still have little to talk about

Your schedules are so crisscrossed that you have little more than a few phone calls and two dinners together a week. But those dinners are spent in near silence, and you can't remember what your lawyer boyfriend's last case was about. Is it that you don't care, you have amnesia, or you're growing apart?

4. You can't stand her family or friends

A wise friend of mine once said, "I can tell whether or not a girl is right for me by her parents. If I like who they are and what they're about, then I know she'll be much the same when we get older." Certainly, there are those parents who are nothing like us ¡X and whom we want nothing to do with ¡X but generally speaking, you are the product of your parents. And as far as friends are concerned, you speak volumes by the company ! you keep .

5. After five years, one of you still can't "commit"

Or perhaps neither one of you is ready for a commitment. Although each couple is different ¡X and not all are designed to be in lifelong relationships ¡X if you still don't know whether you want to completely commit to your partner after five or so years, statistics show that you probably never will.

6. You have a wandering eye

When you're out with your single girlfriends, do you tend to drool at the eye candy or long for the attention of the opposite sex around the bar? Harmless flirting is just that ¡X harmless. But if you find yourself wanting more ... and more and more, you may need to consider what your relationship is lacking.

7. You're still waiting for him to change

Face it, ladies, they don't change. If you're waiting for the big turn-around, you might as well turn around and walk out the door.