roomateship

When a romantic relationship gets demoted or downgraded to a roommateship, that is a clear red flag that there’s been a shift in the relationship dynamics. For it to be considered a romantic relationship, there needs to be an emotional and physical bond that is shown through love, intimacy, commitment, and attraction. Such a drastic shift in relational dynamics such as this might imply that there might have been a lack of preparedness to have a deep romantic or committed relationship, unfaithfulness and a lack of emotional maturity, where there’s an inability to handle any feelings or emotions go along being in such a that type of relationship. I feel that one that demoted the relationship may be guarded by creating an impenetrable wall, in which, has essentially created a mental prison for this person. Additionally, the refusal to emotionally connect and to be vulnerable, creates a kind of distance between partners in the relationship. In order, for any relationship to thrive, first there has to be trust. Trust is the foundation for any relationship to be built on. Secondly, both have to be fully present, meaning being emotionally available and vulnerable with each other. Otherwise, it becomes a cold detached and mechanical display of motions without the emotions or feelings. Thirdly, you have to have intimacy an emotional connection to create a sense of emotional safety for those involved. Thirdly, there has to be a desire for one another to solidify the love felt for each other. Of course, there is so much more involved in a relationship, sexual as well as non-sexual, this is a good foundation to start to build a solid relationship on. The partner that was demoted shouldn’t disillusion themselves, this is not a partnership or a romantic relationship, it a downgrade to a roommate and this isn't at all what a romantic committed relationship is supposed to be.