Is Your Partner Quietly Quitting Your Relationship?

How to know if it’s happening to you

Crystal Jackson
Curious
Published in
7 min readSep 10, 2022

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It’s interesting to consider that about half of the American workforce is currently quietly quitting their jobs according to a recent Gallup survey. Quiet quitting happens when dissatisfied workers start doing the minimum of their job requirements while they look for other jobs. They aren’t trying to climb the career ladder at a job they hate. They aren’t working harder for jobs that have few pay increases and even fewer benefits.

Workers want more, but this isn’t just a trend we’re seeing at work. Quiet quitting — and quiet firing when employers stop investing in their employees — is happening in relationships, too.

Is Your Partner Quietly Quitting Your Relationship?

I’ve only quietly quit one relationship in my life. It was an abusive relationship that made me feel trapped, and I disengaged until an opportunity presented to leave. But I’ve often been on the other side of this equation and can help you identify if the person you’re with might be quitting you.

They Spend Less Time Talking About What Matters

One sign that your partner is quietly quitting happens gradually. One day, you realize that all of…

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