Relationships are a lot more complicated than we think they are. Things aren't as simple as girl meets boy or boy meets girl, they fall in love and live happily ever after. Instead of committing to a person, these days people tend to fool around with a bunch of people without getting serious with anyone. And let's be honest, being just an option in somebody's life can feel quite awful. Unless a person is ready to commit to you, there's no point in being in a half-there relationship. So, if you're someone who's somebody's backup romantic partner, here are some things you should keep in mind.

If you're with someone who's treating you like a backup option then understand that you're just wasting your time. Someone could actually turn out to be your soul-mate if you moved on from this person and gave dating another shot but if you keep being stuck in this meaningless relationship then you're clearly not going to find your one true love.

One thing needs to be clear. Unless you value yourself, no one else will. The same goes for this flawed relationship too. You need to sit down and have a talk with this person about being his choice and not just an option. If he's not able to be the person you need him to be then you really need to walk away. Realise how worthy you are.

If he's just sitting waiting around for some other girl to walk into his life then clearly, you have no future with him. You can't just be someone that he's hanging out with until he finds his "Miss Perfect". You need to tell him that you can't be treated as an option and you need to get out of this situation for your own good.

And what about yours? You have emotional needs too. So, why let him walk all over you or come to you only when he needs you? At this point, you are just a filler for his emotions. He's only with you because he doesn't want to be alone and what kind of a relationship is that to even be in?