5 relationship red flags

Quick involvement

This may indicate impulsivity if your partner encourages you to move in, get engaged, or meet their family within the first few weeks

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Peter Pan syndrome

This occurs when someone refuses to grow up, take responsibility. It is when only one partner is committed to self-improvement while the other remains stagnant

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Avoidance of vulnerability

If one or both partners regularly avoid revealing vulnerability, intimacy and trust will not develop

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Controlling behavior

This includes telling you how to dress or act, wanting constant check-ins, isolating you from friends/family, insisting all time be spent together

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The illusion of perfection

Idolising a spouse to the point where their imperfections are fully overlooked or dismissed can indicate a fear of facing reality in the relationship

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