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Signs That Someone No Longer Cares About you

Listen to these signals when they speak.

By Dr Deborah M VereenPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Signs That Someone No Longer Cares About you
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Whether you have been engaged in a solid friendship, enjoyed the interaction of a friendly acquaintance, or maintained a professional partnership with another, sometimes these relationships end. And they may terminate abruptly.

This can be a hard reality to come to terms with, especially if you were emotionally attached to an individual. You enjoyed their company, appreciated having conversations with them along with the support and advice they gave, and so many other things that made them uniquely special to you. But sadly, everything suddenly changed.

The disposition of the person that was once dear to you deteriorates. They become rude to you, ignore you, and will not respond to the things that you do to try to stay connected with them. The most devastating thing is that you become invisible to this individual. When these things happen, you are forced to come to terms with a harsh fact. The person who was once dear to you does not care about you anymore.

The signs that their lack of concern and love as well as a lost interest in you as a friend, acquaintance, and professional colleague must be confronted. These are the clues.

10 Ways You Know When They Don’t Care Anymore

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When people you once had a relationship with purposefully distance themselves from you, they:

1. refuse to listen to you when you share your passion nor do they support your endeavors connected to these things,

2. abruptly discontinue conversations when you speak because they do not want to listen to you what you say,

3. find fault with the viewpoints you share,

4. fail to display unconditional friendship, understanding, compassion, concern, and empathy, especially when you need these things the most,

5. instigate verbal wars with you because they want to erase you,

6. blame you for conditions and situations that you are not responsible for,

7. cut off all communications with you by completely ignoring you,

8. do not know your heart,

9. make blatant and subtle comments against you publicly and privately, and

10. merely tolerate you and are bored by your presence.

Simply stated, when you see these signs, you know they do not care anymore.

Despite the reality of knowing that a relationship has died, you must move forward with your life.

Time to Embrace A New Beginning

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Despite the anguish associated with a person once special to you turning their back on you, you cannot exist by living your life in yesteryears. You must move forward and live your best life without them in it.

Here are uncomplicated tips for moving forward now.

1. Stop feeling obligated to remain in toxic relationships where mutual acceptance, respect, and concern no longer exist.

2. Shake off the burden of sadness caused by unhealthy and one-sided interactions.

3. Create new and positive relational opportunities.

4. Travel your unique life’s journey and live your best life without carrying the weight caused by disloyal, uninterested, and uncaring people.

The Final Thought

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Decide to choose your path of happiness in life.

These steps must be taken even if it involves moving away from relationships and interactions with former friends, co-workers, and acquaintances that have become unpleasant, crude, and otherwise negative.

You deserve positivity in your life. And you deserve to be treated with dignity, love, and respect. And do not embrace anything less.

If this story helped you to think about a troubled relationship that you are in or if it helped you in any other way, consider sharing it on your social media platforms. Also, please consider adding a tip to help fund my work to increase family engagement.

I am also a content creator on YouTube. Be sure to visit my "Ignite Family Engagement" channel to view my videos related to the role of parents in education. Here is the link:

Thank you.

This story was originally self-published on Medium.com.

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About the Creator

Dr Deborah M Vereen

As a mom, former family and consumer sciences teacher, and school administrator, I write about parenting, family, and education topics. Visit www.Drdeborahmvereen.com to view my work as a family engagement influencer & my YouTube channel!

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