Signs Your Partner Is Toxic.

We often hear about toxic relationships. What Is A toxic relationship? How do we know we are in one. That’s what I want to briefly address.

A toxic relationship is one where one patner has self absorbed characters and tendencies that leave the other patner emotionally physically and mentally drained.

The partner that’s on the receiving end of the toxicity tend to put up with more than he/she should.

So how do we know we’re in a toxic relationship?

1. Selfishness 

You find that you tend to let them get away with whatever they want almost all the time.                          

We do this just because we’re afraid to get into an unnecessary fight with them if they don’t get their way. You are always the one compromising.

2. Disrespect You Even in the public eye

They do not seem to understand that there’s a place and time for a confrontation. For example you’d be in a mart shopping and you get a brand of what they like wrong and they’ll shout at you there and then! Instead of politely telling you.

3.Lies too much

   You always catch them in lies. They are always lying to you shamelessly.

And if it happens you call them out for that, they get defensive and even mad at you.

The Worst is they won’t even apologize for that or if they do it won’t even be sincere. More like being sorry for getting caught not for lying.

4. It feels so one-sided

If you’re the only one who keeps giving and putting an effort towards your relationship, it gets draining.

They don’t really seem to care if you work out or not.

5. Too possessive 

They’re too possessive.

They want to see who you’re talking to, they get overly aggressive if you engage in a conversation with other people.

They always think you’re cheating on them and want to show everyone you’re ‘theirs’.

6. Poor communication 

 A healthy relationship thrives on good communication.

If In yours, you’re the only one trying to communicate all the time but fail, you need to address that in a calm manner.

Sometimes there’s no communication at all unless it’s a text for ‘hey can you come over’.

7. Too much pettiness

  By too petty I mean they can turn anything insignificant into a blow up.

They always seem to want to find a reason to yell at you and not open to amicably solving the issue.

It can be as petty as ‘ babe why did you fall asleep with the tv on.’

 

Conclusion 

 If your relationship feels so draining and one sided you can decide to address issues and try to save it. But know when you’ve had enough to avoid sinking.

 Have you been in a toxic relationship before? Are you in one now? Let me know in the comment section.