Leaving behind criticism, emotional shutdowns, and scorekeeping creates the space for trust, intimacy, and genuine partnership to flourish. A healthy relationship is not born of perfection; it is born ...

Healthy relationships nourish and support us. A toxic relationship, on the other hand, is like poison to us — instead of lifting us up, it makes us feel worse. When it ends, we might experience ...

In couples, these kinds of communication tendencies are often associated with cycles of painful fights or even breakups, ...

Conflict in any relationship is normal—but how do you know when it’s moved past the point of normalcy to a toxic space? If you have been wondering whether your relationship is just going through a ...

Your relationship with your body can mirror toxic partnerships. Recognizing this can be the first step toward healing.

The one sign your relationship is toxic is that you're always apologizing even though you know deep down your partner should be the one apologizing, but he or she won't. 11.

Experiencing symptoms like this doesn’t mean you have to end things immediately, says Groskopf. Sometimes, the symptoms can go away after a couple addresses their concerns. Other times, performing ...

If your partner is slowly but surely becoming emotionally detached from the relationship, chances are you’re being “Banksyed, ...

If you are not able to enjoy your friends, family, or private life without your partner by your side, chances are, your relationship is already in a toxic place. Don't spend another day in a state ...

"Toxic relationships are not the same as abusive relationships," Kays says. "If you or your loved one is being physically harmed, this is abuse. Outside of physical harm, ...

And obviously, if your relationship is full of physical or verbal abuse, it's toxic and you need to get out ASAP. But there are a lot of more subtle ways that a relationship can be damaging to ...

A new scientific test released online claims to be able to grade your relationship on a scale of sheer heaven to pure hell — and the results could leave some couples reeling.