8 signs that prove you're not ready for a relationship

• Sometimes you're just not ready to be in a relationship, and that's okay.
• Signs that you should just be single include not being happy with yourself, and not wanting to commit.

A good relationship can be hard to find. It's not all matchmakers, blind dates, and love at first sight. In fact, love at first sight probably doesn't actually exist.

The truth is, despite societal pressures, you might not necessarily be ready to find "the one," fall in love, or even go on a date.

Keep scrolling for eight signs that a relationship just isn't right for you at the moment.

You simply don't want to be in a relationship.

Sounds like a no-brainer, but sometimes we ignore our instincts.

If you know yourself and know that you're not ready or not willing to be in a relationship then why be in one? Yes, maybe you like a person a lot, but if you can't give the relationship 100% or you don't feel as though a relationship is possible right now, then you owe it to yourself — and others — to not get involved.

You're not alone if you want to be single. According to a 2014 Pew Research report, a record number of Americans have never been married.

Your reasons for not wanting to be in a relationship — no matter what they are — are valid, so you can honor them by listening to your gut and skipping the dating game for now.

You want to focus on other aspects of your life.

Work might be getting hectic or school could be taking up all of your extra time. Whatever the reason, you might not be feeling the need — or you might not have the energy — to focus on dating.

Sometimes we ignore these needs and enter into a relationship anyway. But if other aspects of your life are constantly taking priority over your significant other, your relationship will suffer. In fact, studies show that even the simple use of a smartphone could be ruining a relationship.

If you can't give enough attention and validation to make another person feel as though the relationship is reciprocal, you might want wait until you have enough time and energy to devote to a partner.

You're not happy with yourself.

We all have things we'd like to change about ourselves and insecurities to work on, but to quote RuPaul, "if you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?"

Your self-esteem (or lack thereof) can take a major toll on your relationship. In fact, according to Everyday Health, partners with low self-esteem were "more likely to view their relationship in black-and-white terms: as all good or all bad," which led to some deep issues in communication and perception.

Nobody's perfect. If you want to work on yourself, then it's probably best to focus on solely that for how ever long you think you need to.