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6 Bad Relationship Moves That You Think Are Acceptable
We’re all guilty of these at some point, but they’re really unhealthy for your relationship
Unless your parents had a great relationship and made a point of teaching you the tricks of the trade, you’ve had to go it alone. And let’s be real, most of our parents, regardless of the strength of their relationship, didn’t make it a point to teach us about healthy relationships. It just wasn’t something they thought to teach us.
And while sex education in school covers things like condoms and STIs, it doesn’t exactly prepare us for solid, lasting relationships. So what happens? We wing it.
However, just “winging it” isn’t always the most effective way to learn something as important and potentially life changing as relationship skills.
There are several techniques for dealing with relationship conflict that appear to be effective, but are not. These techniques ultimately serve the purpose of making you feel better in the short-term at the expense of the long-term prospects of the relationship.
Avoid these common relationship mistakes:
1. Using gifts as medicine. Get caught having an affair? Take your partner on a tropical vacation. Is he mad at you for allowing your…
