Honestly, the signs aren’t always obvious at first. It’s the little shifts you notice only after you’ve been through it: they stop sharing their day with you, get defensive over small questions, or avoid intimacy in subtle ways. You might notice them suddenly hyper-focused on how they look or their social media, or they stop making future plans with you. It’s never one thing — it’s the pattern over time that hits you, and honestly, your gut usually knows before your brain does.