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In a healthy relationship: You can both share your feelings without fear of being judged or railroaded. There's a mutual level of respect between the two of you - he
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can say sorry when he's wrong, and so can you.
In a toxic relationship: All you can do is scream at one another! Neither of you can apologize and your
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fights only end because you get tired of shouting, not because you actually sit down and resolve the issue.
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In a healthy relationship: Neither of you talks shit about the other! Even if you're upset with him, you don't call him names behind his back. Your friends might know when he
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did something to upset you. But they'd never hear you say how big of a d*** he is.
In a toxic relationship. He calls you names to your face and
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behind your back. And you do the same.
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In a healthy relationship: You like being with each other. But you don't need to spend all your time together. He has his own life, and so do you!
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toxic relationship: You guys are either always together or always apart. There's no in between.
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In a healthy relationship: You both leave your phones unattended. You don't feel the need to go through his phone, and he doesn't feel the need to go through yours. There's
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a mutual trust between the both of you.
In a toxic relationship: Both of you are incredibly jealous. You are constantly checking his phone and emails. And he's always asking your
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friends what you're doing when he's not there. There's no trust between the two of you.
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In a healthy relationship: You can tell each other anything! He knows every embarrassing detail of the Spring Break trip you took when you were 18. And you know about
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that woman who hit on him at the bar last weekend.
In a toxic relationship: You keep secrets from him and he definitely keeps secrets from you.
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In a healthy relationship: The power is equally divided between the both of you.
In a toxic relationship: One of you clearly has more power than the other. And the person
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who has all the power, happily controls every situation!
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In a healthy relationship: You might act a little different when you're with your friends, compared to when you're with your man. But he acts different around his friends, too. It's
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natural. What's important is that your personalities and demeanor stay the same and you don't shut each other out when you are around friends.
In a toxic relationship: You both act
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fake and phony when you're with each other. He doesn't know the real you, and you don't know the real him.
There are a few major differences between a toxic and a healthy relationship. Most of those differences have to do with the way you and your partner communicate. You should feel like your best self when you're in a healthy relationship.
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