Healthy Relationships Are Harder to Navigate Than Toxic Ones

Relationships are hard enough to maintain but healthy ones are the most difficult of them all

Cadin
Write Like a Girl

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Although not proven, I can almost guarantee that any person who has ever been in a relationship (or several) can recount one that was toxic to them. A relationship that left them feeling insecure, lacking confidence, and a lot of the times feeling broken inside. Unfortunately, it’s a universal experience, I would never wish upon anyone.

You may disagree with the sentiment of this article, or maybe you resonate with the message, but after speaking with many female friends (and even male ones too), healthy relationships are harder to be in than toxic ones.

You might think that's a preposterous statement that is glorifying toxicity in relationships. I promise it is not, as I would never wish a toxic relationship on anyone.

But there’s a reason why that no matter how different the circumstance, people in the relationship, and even other factors, such as culture and geographic location, we all still tend to settle for toxic relationships.

Despite the fact that we should all be striving toward developing healthy romantic relationships, I think it’s easier to be in a toxic relationship rather…

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Cadin
Write Like a Girl

Documenting my online life anonymously. Writing about what interests and inspires me