11 Signs Your Relationship Is Dysfunctional
Red flags that your situation needs a major overhaul.
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Love Drought - Every relationship has problems, but are you starting to wonder if yours is worth saving? Here are the signs that your situation needs a major overhaul. By Kenrya Rankin(Photo: Peopleimages/Getty Images)
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You Point Fingers - When something negative happens, y’all play the blame game rather than seek a solution together.(Photo: Duane Rieder/Getty Images)
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There Is a Power Imbalance - One of you holds all the cards and isn’t afraid to play them to get what you want. That’s not a relationship, that’s a dictatorship.(Photo: Westend61/Getty Images)
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Threats of Abandonment - You never really feel secure, because the worry that he is going to leave you is ever present. (Photo: JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images)
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You Harbor Resentment - Whether it’s that he doesn’t help around the house or doesn’t treat you with respect, there’s something about him that you resent, which often leads to you respecting him less.(Photo: MachineHeadz/Getty Images)
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There’s No Communication - You should be able to have productive, adult conversations. If you can’t, how can you tackle the obstacles that pop up?(Photo: BraunS/Getty Images)
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You Feel Hopeless - When you think about your future with your partner, you don’t see anything good. Or anything at all.(Photo: Wavebreak/Getty Images)
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You’re Walking on Eggshells - You should never feel like you’re making yourself small and quiet to avoid conflict.(Photo: Troels Graugaard/Getty Images)
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Someone Is Disloyal - Whether it’s you or him who is stepping out, if you feel the need to seek intimacy outside your situation, then it’s obviously not working for you.(Photo: Adam Smith/Getty Images)
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You Have No Joy - While you cannot ever count on someone else to make you happy, you should be able to say you have joy when your partner is in your life. If you can’t, then why bother?(Photo: Tim Robberts/Getty Images)
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