| A good relationship is one in which both partners | | | | you in various ways over time. |
| sense love, support, and respect from the other. In a | | | | 2. Your partner is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol |
| balanced relationship dynamic, neither attempts to | | | | and is not interested in getting treatment. This is a |
| control or dominate the other person, nor does one | | | | very tough situation, but if your partner is pursuing |
| partner's dysfunction dominate the relationship to the | | | | the next high, he or she cannot be fully present in |
| point where the other partner is constantly giving of | | | | the relationship and participate. You are likely to be |
| him or herself disproportionately - at least without | | | | drawn into a cycle of helping to contain the crises |
| some kind of support and love in return. | | | | that inevitably arise from the out of control using. |
| Unfortunately, there are too many toxic relationships | | | | You might be impacted by job losses, DUI's, other |
| where one partner does the suffering and the other | | | | legal issues related to a personal injury, property |
| does the exploiting, or where both partners are | | | | damage, or death that occurs as a result of your |
| unhappy. Here are 3 signs that the relationship may | | | | partner's drug or alcohol habit. |
| be beyond saving: | | | | 3. Your partner cheats on you and it is an ongoing |
| 1. There are any kind of abuse occurring. Physical or | | | | pattern. An incident of infidelity can actually create a |
| emotional, abuse causes a massive amount of | | | | stronger bond if both partners re-engage in the |
| destruction and breaks the self esteem and feeling | | | | relationship, fully commit, and work hard toward |
| of capability in the victim. Physical abuse is extremely | | | | reestablishing trust and accountability. However, if the |
| dangerous and needs to be handled professionally; | | | | problem is ongoing you are going to experience one |
| one of the most dangerous points in an abusive | | | | miserable betrayal after another. There is no |
| relationship is when the victim leaves, so be sure to | | | | foundation to build upon where there is no trust. You |
| get help from a trained counselor or domestic | | | | are also endangering your health by continuing to be |
| violence shelter. Whether emotional or physical, | | | | intimate with someone who is not faithful to you. |
| continuing to stay in an abusive situation will harm | | | | |