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Toxic relationships are much more common than many of us care to think about and often the narrative centers on men as the perpetrators. However, abuse knows no gender and there are a number of women who are abusive partners when it comes to their boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, and wives.
Abuse isn’t just physical; emotional, verbal, and mental abuse can be just as damaging as a punch to the face, and women are just as capable of exhibiting the same toxic behavior as their male counterparts when it comes to all forms of abuse. Unfortunately, while we’re just coming around to be able to openly discuss the various ways in which men are abusive, we’re much further behind in identifying abusive behavior in women. So, to help denormalize behavior we’ve shrugged off as “women being women,” we’ve identified these traits of abusive women.
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You Bully Your Partner To Get Your Way
Bullying of any kind is one of the oldest and most common forms of abuse, and if you do it regularly in your relationship then there is definitely a huge problem.
Constantly bullying your partner in an effort to get your way is a very disturbing practice of exerting power in the relationship, making your partner feel less than. Things will never always go your way, but you don’t have the right to bully your partner because you’re upset about it.
