Are you in an unhealthy relationship?
You may be in an unhealthy relationship if your boyfriend or girlfriend engages in any of the following behaviors:
- Becomes easily angry when you make plans away from them.
- Critiques the way you act, look, or dress.
- Spies on your social networking sites, email accounts, journal entries, or texts.
- Loses control of his/her temper after fights, sometimes breaking things or punching walls.
- Punishes you after a fight by not talking to you or withholding affection.
- Blames you for the problems that occur in his/her life.
- Claims all the power in the relationship, making all decisions regarding what you do in your free time and who you can be in contact with.
- Becomes extremely jealous if you talk to or hang out with someone else.
- Tries to force you to go farther sexually than you wish to.
- Threatens hurting you or leaving you when he/she is upset.
- Controls your life in any way.
- Lies to you or keeps important information from you.
- Makes fun of your passions, interests, or opinions.
You may be in an unhealthy relationship if one or more of the following relate to you:
- You feel less happy or less like yourself after being with your partner.
- You find yourself afraid of your partner at times.
- You have lost control over some part of your life, such as who your friends are, what activities you can do, or what you can wear.
- You have to worry if your partner will become jealous every time you interact with another person.
- Your friends and family have voiced concern over your relationship.