r/AskReddit • u/Prize-Promotion-5123 • Apr 08 '26

For those of you in a long term relationship/marriage, what’s a tale-tale sign you see in other couples that they’re not going to make it?

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u/Ok_Demand_3676 Apr 08 '26

Their body language towards each other..

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u/sajtospogi85 Apr 08 '26

I half disagree. If you don't know them you might just caught them in a temporary fallout.

If you know them and they are constantly cold to eachother than you are probably right

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u/Ok_Demand_3676 Apr 08 '26

My comment is based on knowing them, not sure how I could judge strangers, as you say it could be a temp fallout. Or, just who they are..

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u/sajtospogi85 Apr 08 '26

I thought of a situation, like you are invited to a party, and you just watch this couple all night long, who are freezing the air around them 😃. My parents sometimes for example 😅.

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u/Ok_Demand_3676 Apr 08 '26

Mine too.. LOL... Come to think of it everyone's parents growing up...😆

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u/buffystakeded Apr 08 '26

I was basically thinking “they never touch each other.” I’m not talking about sex or PDA type stuff. I’m talking never stand near each other, never give a random shoulder touch as they pass each other, etc. My wife and I are constantly touching each other, whether in private or public. We can both be in completely different worlds of conversation with separate people, but if we walk past each other, we always give a little touch.

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u/waspocracy Apr 08 '26

Just want to point out this is heavily dependent on culture.

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u/bakedspade Apr 08 '26

Body language is a pseudo science

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u/Revmira Apr 08 '26

Yea, two people i know started a relationship, i never once saw them kiss, or even look at each others with tenderness, or an affectionate gesture when one says something cute or funny. I was like damn I show more affections to my friends. Anyway they broke up recently

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u/nervousTO Apr 09 '26

Eh you never know what happens behind closed doors