8 Signs of Insecurities in Relationships

All partners should feel loved, respected, and secure

Demeter V Delune
Sensual: An Erotic Life
5 min readDec 9, 2024

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In any relationship, all partners should feel loved, respected, and secure. This holy grail of healthy relationship characteristics is torn apart when there are severe insecurities in relationships. Ranging from jealousy to controlling behavior, relationship insecurity can manifest itself in many destructive ways. Your insecurities in marriage may or may not be warranted, but they create unhealthy behaviors regardless of your reasoning.

8 Signs of Insecurities in Relationships

1. Fear of losing your mate — One sign that you are feeling insecure in a relationship is the constant fear of losing your mate. Relationship insecurities make you feel like you aren’t worth someone’s time. You find yourself obsessing over whether your mate really likes you, really enjoys sex, is actually attracted to you, finds you annoying, or wants to leave you for someone else. This fear seems all the more warranted when you have been through a rough patch with your partner where perhaps they did lose your trust.

In fact, it was found in a study of couples seeking marital therapy that romantic attachment insecurity was a predictor of sexual dissatisfaction. Without trust, a relationship is doomed. If you are…

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Demeter V Delune
Demeter V Delune

Written by Demeter V Delune

S*x educator, Freelance Writer for hire, Journalist. Words in Passionfruit, Pleaser, MamaMia, Giddy, Petit Mort, Daily Dot, Your Tango| demeterdelune.com

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