Are you worried that you may be in a verbal abusive relationship? Some of the important signs that you are in an verbal abusive relationship have been set out below for you.
It rarely begins with a big issue. A relationship that was good at the beginning, where both spouses loved each other immensely and even lived happily together for a while, can unfortunately become an abusive relationship.
One of the greatest signs of a verbal abusive relationship is when your better half thinks you are inferior to him/her. This means that the person would keep criticizing you in whatever decision you make, and would make you feel the need to confirm with them on all matters, regardless of how insignificant it is. You will end up feeling inadequate as you too would begin thinking that not worthy of making decisions for yourself. Very often they would not consider any opinions or propositions that you make, and may dismiss criticisms of their acts, as they think they are always right.
Often the abuser in a verbal abusive relationship thinks it important to maintain a good picture of themselves when in public. This would mean that they treat you better in public or when people are around than they would when you are by yourselves.
Have you ever felt that your partner is constantly trying to make you feel jealous, be it by comparing you to old spouses, or by flirting with members of the opposite sex in front of you? This is another usual tactic attempted by abusers in a verbal abusive relationship. This is an effort to make you feel the need to always be by their side, out of concern that they may leave you for someone else, even if they would never end your relationship.
After you have gained a better understanding of whether you are actually in a verbal abusive relationship, the next step is to work out what you need to do to either make your relationship work, or in situations where the problem cannot be fixed, how to stop your relationship.
You need to something about it now! You do not want to waste several more years of your life being in failing relationship, because with time you are only causing more damage to yourself both psychologically and emotionally. A verbal abusive relationships could also affect the behavior of your kids as they constantly see you being mistreated by your better half. If you have tried making your verbal abusive relationship work by seeing a counselor together with your better half, and the abuse still carries on, the best for you is to leave.