Quizzes to assess your relationships.
A compatible relationship is one where the partners live together harmoniously and peacefully. This doesn’t mean there are no conflicts in a compatible relationship. It means that partners in such relationships handle their conflicts and differences in healthy ways. People tend to put on their best behavior during the initial courtship phase of a relationship. …
Projecting onto someone means projecting your own traits onto someone. People tend to project their negative traits onto others so they don’t have to accept responsibility for them. It’s an ego defense and blame-shifting mechanism that can be conscious or unconscious. Projection and trauma Conscious projection is a form of manipulation. You know you’re hiding …
Commitment means sticking to something for a long time. When we talk about commitment, we usually talk about it in the context of romantic relationships. But the term also applies to other life areas such as work, interests, and hobbies. A person who has commitment issues has trouble dedicating themselves to one thing for a …
Conflicts in close relationships are common. The people you care about the most affect you the most. Sometimes, though, a line gets crossed, and conflicts in close relationships become toxic to your mental health. Parents have a significant influence on the psychological development and well-being of their children. What kinds of adults people become is …
While any family member can be toxic, parental toxicity is the most prevalent and damaging to an individual. Parental toxicity is characterized by a persistent pattern of toxic interactions where the victim is subjected to physical or psychological abuse. In short, any parental behavior that harms you in any way is toxic behavior. When parents …