There are 5 key differences between true love and toxic love in this humble author’s mind.
Let’s dig right in.
In true love, the development of self is most important. Both parties should want the best for one another.
In toxic love, the primary focus is on the relationship itself, sometimes obsessing over how the two people involved interface.
In true love, there is comfort in separate interests. We can have our own friends and meaningful relationships outside of our romantic relationships. We can pursue interests and ideas without fear of reprimand.
In toxic love, there is total involvement in one another’s lives. One can’t go anywhere without the other. This is codependency.
In true love, there’s no struggle in embracing the individuality of your partner.
In toxic love, there is an obsession with trying to change your partner into someone you’d rather be with instead of loving them for who they are.
In true love, intimacy is a free choice that grows from love and trust, caring and friendship.
In toxic love, sex is something you feel pressured over due to fear, insecurity, and feeling as though you have to conform to the sexual desires of your partner.
In true love, every conversation is constructive, trying to understand and help, or convey affection to your partner.
In toxic love, conversations are intended to blame, defend, or manipulate your partner.
True true true!
Lovely article.
…''Love is just a product of the mind and no two minds are the same'' TDP…
From the time I am from in India, as far as my experience goes….I dont know what a date is, what various relationships are. From what i know, at the age of 20 years we got married and before that, the relationship we saw of our parents was very genuine and they didnt have any other affair. It was because of their strong love and devotion to each other. But after marriage in the name of modernity the life i see of toxic relationships in abundance in these metropolitan cities and the life is worst, I feel the value of honesty and purity takes you towards a very respective higher self. I don't compare myself with anyone and feel proud about it but somewhere this is linked to the respect of your real self.
these 5 keys given are really nice and are the base of the difference between toxic and true relationship. Both my kids are Adolescent and I make them read this because the character of a person is of very high importance, so that any person that comes infront of you you treat them as a soul and not just a body.
<3 Thank you 🙂 http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/erics/probsex3.htm…
…true toxic love…
Seems toxic love is like drugs.
You want it so damn bad.