7 Signs Your Emotional Baggage Is Eroding Your Current Relationship
Got emotional baggage?
Course you have. It’s normal: everyone who has dated someone other than their current partner brings “stuff” — unresolved emotional turmoil from the past— to a new relationship.
Sometimes they’ve got an overnight bag; sometimes they’re hauling enough to fill an ocean liner.
But that’s okay: the amount of baggage matters less than the type — and how you carry it. The important thing is to figure out whether your old emotional wounds are well tended — or infecting your love life now.
How am I carrying my baggage?
We’re all different — and our emotional histories (family, life and relationship) vary wildly — so there’s no absolute guide to figuring it out.
But if you feel negative experiences from your past might be getting in the way of your potential happiness with a new partner, it’s worth exploring.
To experience one or two signs is normal, especially as you adjust to a new relationship — but when a bunch of red flags wave up in your face, it’s time to take a closer look at what’s going on.
Here are the key signs to watch out for (and what to do about them).
