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\n<\/figure>\nWhile it can be difficult to recognize signs of an unhealthy relationship when it is\u00a0your own, it is important to take the occasional step back and assess whether you\u2019re happy with how things are between you and your partner.<\/p>\n
Users on question-and-answer website\u00a0Quora\u00a0have been discussing certain habits that could be warning signs of a toxic relationship.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the habits that were mentioned the most:<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0Keeping score<\/strong><\/p>\nQuora user Howie Reith suggested\u00a0that noting down past mistakes or arguments and then bringing them up again to be used as ammunition is \u201cbad for several reasons\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is manipulative\u2026 it fosters bitterness, and it deflects discussion of whatever issue has caused the present fight,\u201d\u00a0he wrote.<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0Holding the relationship hostage<\/strong><\/p>\nDoes every minor hiccup and effort to communicate seem to lead to the threat of an end to the relationship? Writer Mark Manson said such\u00a0\u201cemotional blackmail\u201d\u00a0created\u00a0unnecessary drama and forced people to suppress their true feelings, which in turn leads to distrust and manipulation.<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0Being passive aggressive<\/strong><\/p>\nRather than saying exactly what is bothering them, a partner finds petty ways to imply their significant other that they don\u2019t understand or are being deliberately slow on the uptake. If both parties are communicating properly, there is no need for that kind of behaviour.<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0Buying \u201csolutions\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nUsing material goods as a way to \u201cmake up\u201d for past mistakes gives the recipient subconscious incentive to cause further problems, and again discourages proper communication and resolution. Howie Reith writes that one partner will then feel like a\u00a0cash machine, while the other will well as though their problems are not being heard properly.<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0Jealousy<\/strong><\/p>\nAnonymous writes: \u201cWhen your partner expects to be told where you are and who with at all times, as though you are not to be trusted.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth taking a look at Refuge\u2019s list of signs that point to an abusive relationship, which can be found on their website.<\/p>\n
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