7 Things People Do When They Don’t Really Love You Well

(Even if they think they do.)

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Just because your partner says “I love you” doesn’t mean they’re doing it right.

Love is like playing the piano: skip a day, and you feel it; skip a week, and your teacher’s side-eyeing you; skip a month, and the neighbors are banging on the wall.

When you get lazy and coast on autopilot, that dreamy relationship turns into a one-way ticket to Dante’s nine circles of Hell (spoiler: the fifth, for the bitter folks, is packed).

Here are 7 red flags your relationship is spiraling.

Stop the crash before it happens — or if it’s already wreckage, quit choking on the toxic fumes:

1. Snooping and Control: They’re all over your phone like it’s the FBI’s most-wanted list. No trust, just control. You’re not a pet or a possession — real love doesn’t come with a leash, no matter how charming the jailer.
2. Physical or Emotional Sabotage: They stuff you with junk food to dim your shine. I’ve seen it a million times: they’d rather you ditch the gym and break your diet than admit you’re with them by choice. That’s insecurity 101 — someone who doesn’t love themselves can’t love you right.
3. Jealousy Over Success: They can’t handle you earning more…