If you asked relationship experts Drs John and Julie Gottman when it seems a couple are doomed for divorce, they’d cite the “ four horsemen ” ― criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling.

But for members of Reddit’s r/AskReddit , the answers are more varied.

A now-deleted site user recently asked netizens, “What just screams ‘this couple isn’t going to make it’?”

Here are some of the most-upvoted answers:

1) “When one partner doesn’t feel they can talk to the other about issues in the relationship for fear the other will get angry or defensive.”

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2) “When they’ve only been dating for three months but have ‘already had plenty of ups and downs, like any relationship.’”

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3) “When one partner is disdainful of the othe

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