If there was an official list of the Dos and Don’ts in a relationship, being clingy might fall into the #1 slot in the Don’ts category. Sure, it’s always okay to show affection for the person you care about; but, it’s totally different if you will not let them breathe! There is no need for you to be calling your girlfriend/boyfriend every other hour or texting them every other second. Sooner or later, that person is going to eventually get tired of you. I mean damn, do you have a life?

In basketball, the press is a way for players to disrupt or annoy the opposing team. In common cases, teams usually utilize the press strategy at the end of the game when they are desperate for the win. If a team presses early in the game, this typically means that they are: 1.) Really aggressive in the first place. Or 2.) deviating from their original game plan. With that being said, if you are the type of person who is aggressive and presses all the time and the person your with actually likes that, this post obviously is not for you. However, if you started off very chill in the relationship and all of sudden you became a clinger, you might be in some trouble. Once it feels like you are not being yourself and are pressing in a relationship, all signs point to your significant other eventually getting tired of you, then ultimately breaking up with your thirsty behind.

The key is to stick to the original method that attracted the person to you in the first place. There is no need to switch up your relationship tactics just because you see some things going south. Have a conversation and try your best to work things out. The moment you seem overly pressed and anxious in a relationship is the moment your relationship begins to die. Word to the wise.