Common Relationship Red Flags You Shouldn't Ignore

Love Lohiwal

Early detection of problems can spare you from unnecessary emotional pain in the future. Here are the red flags that one should be on the lookout for.

Absence of Communication

This is a problem because when your partner avoids having tough conversations or resolving issues that have come up, it is often times indicative of a problem.

Disrespectful Behavior

There are different ways in which disrespect can be shown, for example, making deprecating remarks about someone, ridiculing them, or not valuing what they say. Respect is very important in any normal relationship.

Controlling Actions

Similarly, if your spouse tries to prevent you from going to certain places, socializing with certain people or doing certain things, then this should be considered a warning sign of controlling behavior.

Jealousy and Possessiveness

A hint of jealousy is okay but continual jealousy that borders on the extreme or possessiveness often denotes insecurity and leads to unhealthy relationships.

Lack of Trust

People that tend to distrust others will be constantly suspicious such that they will even go to the extent of searching through their partner's phone without any progress or reasonable enough cause to do so, and accusing them of infidelity.

Being Overly Critical

Some partners have a tendency of putting down their spouse consistently or make them feel unworthy and depressed, this is not for the partners wellbeing but rather deprivation of it.

Emotional Manipulation

Used to achieve emotional abuse, emotional manipulation employs tactics such as guilt trips or gaslighting which are detrimental to any relationship into which they are used.

Shifting Blame

One of the most draining behaviors from your partner is the gaslighting where the other partner plays the victim, never taking blame for any actions done to you.

Extreme Variations 

A partner whose alternates emotional expressions very often could be a cause for concern.

Disconnection

Quite a disturbing behavior amongst partners is the desire to cut each other off from their friends and families.