By Sushant Agarwal
Published on | Sep 12, 2025
If your partner frequently belittles you or criticizes your choices, it can chip away at your self-esteem and sense of worth.
Being around them leaves you emotionally exhausted rather than uplifted. Healthy relationships should energize, not deplete, you.
They rarely celebrate your achievements or provide encouragement. Instead, your successes may be dismissed or ignored.
A toxic partner tries to control where you go, who you see, or what you do, often under the guise of “concern” or “love.”
Arguments are frequent, intense, and rarely resolved. There’s little peace or stability in the relationship.
They use guilt, lies, or emotional manipulation to get their way or make you feel responsible for their happiness.
Suspicion, secrecy, or constant doubt erodes the foundation of the relationship, leaving you feeling unsafe or anxious.
You compromise your values, hobbies, or friendships just to avoid conflict or keep them happy, losing touch with who you are.