Sometimes it\u2019s time to break up with a partner who is mistreating you. Here are the three signs you need to do so immediately.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\nThere\u2019s a presence of any kind of verbal or emotional abuse.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
If they\u2019re calling you names, dishing out covert put-downs, withdrawing affection to punish you, making you feel deflated during happy moments, hypercriticizing you,\u00a0<\/span>gaslighting<\/span><\/a>\u00a0you, lashing out at you when envious, or\u00a0<\/span>stonewalling<\/span><\/a>\u00a0you during important conversations \u2013 it\u2019s time to break up (and create a\u00a0<\/span>safety plan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for doing so in more volatile situations to protect yourself). Do you think your true partner in this life would ever go out of their way to make you feel small? A true partner would nourish and support you. They would be your safe haven \u2013 not a danger zone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Social media isn\u2019t just social media. It\u2019s a highly public platform. It can amplify your joy and exacerbate your stress. It\u2019s also one of the first signs of someone\u2019s true motives: a narcissistic partner, for example, uses social media to\u00a0<\/span>evoke jealousy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in their partners. They provoke jealousy on purpose for power and control according to research.<\/span>\u00a0If your partner is disrespecting you on social media, they are disrespecting you, <\/b>period<\/i><\/b>. You are not insecure or \u201ccrazy,\u201d you are intuitive, discerning, and recognize the red flags.\u00a0<\/b>There are\u00a0<\/span>higher quality men<\/span><\/a>\u00a0out there who won\u2019t be busy sliding into the DMs of other people or following suspicious accounts, or posting suspicious stories that seem to reference your relationship in a way that invades privacy. Ask yourself: why would a healthy partner ever need to seek validation from numerous prospects? They wouldn\u2019t. Someone\u2019s wandering eye doesn\u2019t just stop at social media \u2013 it can escalate into\u00a0<\/span>greater betrayals<\/span><\/a>. If they\u2019re willing to pursue cheap attention online, there\u2019s nothing stopping them from doing it offline. Cut your losses and realize it\u2019s only going to get worse from here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThey\u2019re disrespecting you on social media and in real life.<\/b><\/h2>\n
They show a lack of empathy.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n