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Instead of saying something outright and out loud, a partner tries to nudge the other in the right direction of figuring it out.
It's a sign that you two are not comfortable communicating openly and clearly. A person has no reason to be passive-aggressive if they feel safe expressing anger or insecurity within a relationship.
State your feelings and desires openly! Make it clear that your partner is not responsible or obligated to those feelings, but that you’d love to have their support.
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A toxic relationship is one where love is prioritized over everything else, including respect, trust, and affection for each other. It’s more than just a “rough patch”—it’s a recurring, long-term pattern of bad behavior on one or both sides.
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It's when one person has a simple criticism or complaint and blackmails the other person by threatening the commitment of the relationship as a whole.
Without the freedom to be honest, a couple will suppress their true thoughts and feelings leading to the creation of an env...
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Blaming our partners for our emotions is selfish and a classic example of the poor maintenance of personal boundaries. When you set a precedent that your partner is responsible for how you feel at all times (and vice-versa), this can easily ...
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The relationship devolves into a battle to see who has screwed up the most over the months or years, and therefore who is most indebted to the other.
Not only are you deflecting the current issue by focusing on previous wrongs, but you’re ginning up guilt and bitterness fro...
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Some people describe jealousy as some sort of display of affection, figuring, incorrectly, that if their partner isn’t jealous then that somehow means they don’t love them enough. Rather than being loving, jealousy is actually just controlling and manipulative.
Completely trust your partner...
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Whenever a major conflict comes up in a relationship, instead of solving it, you cover it up with the excitement that come with buying something nice.
Not only does buying stuff brush the real problem under the rug but it sets an unhealthy precedent within the relationship.
Deal with ...
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The road from a toxic relationship to a healthy one is not an easy one. If you can do the following three things, you have a shot at making it work:
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It shows that you two are not comfortable communicating openly and clearly with one another.
State your feelings and desires openly. And make it clear that the other person is not necessarily responsible or obligated to them but that you’d love to have their support.
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