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PART TWO OF A THREE PART SERIES
 
All relationships exist on a spectrum from healthy to abusive with  unhealthy somewhere in the middle.

WHAT DOES AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP LOOK LIKE?

You may be in an unhealthy relationship if one or both partners are:

• Not communicating: When problems arise, you fight or you don’t discuss them at all.
• Disrespectful: One or both partners is not considerate of the other.
• Not trusting: One partner doesn’t believe what the other says, or feels entitled to invade their privacy.
• Dishonest: One or both partners tells lies.
• Trying to take control: One partner feels their desires and choices are more important.
• Only spending time with your partner: Your partner’s community is the only one you socialize in.
• Pressured by the other into sexual activity: One partner uses pressure or guilt on the other to have sex
• Ignoring a partner’s boundaries: It is assumed only one partner is responsible for making informed decisions.

Source:  http://www.thehotline.org/healthy-relationships/relationship-spectrum
 
If you or someone you know is being abused, seek help today. In an emergency, please dial 911. For all other help, please call: Illinois Statewide Domestic Violence Helpline 877 TO END DV ( 877-863-6338), 877-863-6339 TTY or call WINGS 24-hour hotline 847-221-5680.