22/09/2025
WARNING: These 7 habits quietly ruin even the strongest relationships.
1. Being Disrespectful or Looking Down on Your Partner
This is one of the biggest signs a relationship might fall apart. It's not just about being critical, it’s about acting like you’re better than your partner.
What it looks like:
Sarcasm, eye-rolling, mocking, name calling, or brushing them off. Like when someone shares an idea and the other person says, “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
Why it’s harmful:
It destroys respect and makes the other person feel worthless. Over time, it kills emotional connection.
2. Keeping Score
Treating the relationship like a competition, who does more, who messes up less instead of working together as a team.
What it looks like:
“I did the dishes three times this week, you only did once,” or “You forgot my birthday last year, so don’t talk.”
Why it’s harmful:
It builds resentment. A good relationship is about teamwork, not winning or being right.
3. Using Each Other’s Vulnerabilities as Weapons
This happens when one partner uses something the other shared in confidence against them during a fight.
What it looks like:
“No wonder your ex left you,” or “You’re acting like your mom and you hate her.”
Why it’s harmful:
It destroys trust. The person stops opening up and starts building emotional walls that are hard to take down.
4. Bottling Things Up, Then Exploding
This is when problems aren’t talked about early, so they build up and finally explode in a big argument.
What it looks like:
One person says “I’m fine” for days, then suddenly blows up over something small, bringing up everything that’s been bothering them.
Why it’s harmful:
It creates fear and tension. Small problems get bigger, and partners feel like they’re walking on eggshells.
5. Not Making Decisions Together
Strong relationships are built on shared goals. This habit happens when one person starts acting like they’re on their own.
What it looks like:
Making big purchases without talking, taking a job in another city, or always choosing personal plans over the relationship.
Why it’s harmful:
The other person feels left out. Eventually, both partners start heading in different directions — and may not find their way back.
6. Always Criticizing, Never Encouraging
This is constantly pointing out what your partner does wrong, even when it’s about little things.
What it looks like:
“You’re doing that wrong,” “You look weird in that,” or “You always interrupt people.”
Why it’s harmful:
It chips away at their confidence. They stop feeling loved and start feeling like they’re never good enough.
7. Emotional or Online Cheating
Even if nothing physical happens, building emotional closeness with someone else can seriously damage trust.
What it looks like:
Flirty messages with a coworker, venting about your partner to someone else, or sharing news with another person before your partner.
Why it’s harmful:
Emotional connection is being given to someone outside the relationship. That can hurt just as much or more than physical cheating.
