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Is Your Friendship Toxic?
8 signs that your friendship isn’t healthy
Friendships are supposed to be a good thing. They give us someone to talk to, to do things with, to laugh with, to learn from. The benefits of friendship are incredible. But what about when that friendship is toxic? Is it still a good thing?
Of course not. The problem is we don’t always know when a friendship is toxic. We might feel like something is a little off. We might be annoyed by the friend’s behavior, but is it really toxic?
Here are eight signs that a friendship could be toxic.
It doesn’t feel equal
Do you feel like you’re the one that’s always reaching out? Maybe you’re always the one suggesting getting together. You might be the one who always pays when you hang out. Or maybe you always listen to their problems but they never listen to yours.
A lopsided friendship, just like an unequal romantic relationship, if often toxic.
If you’re the only one giving in the relationship, it’s a good sign it’s toxic. If your friend is always taking or simply passively accepting whatever you offer rather than actively engaging in the friendship with you, it’s probably toxic.
