How to Recognize Toxic Friends: 5 Signs
We have all heard that toxic relationships can occur in a couple when one of the partners manipulates the other's feelings, controls, or is jealous.
But it happens that this can happen in the company of friends, but it is reflected a little differently.
Key Signs of a Toxic Friendship
A friend may express passive aggression through envy, jealousy, and some kind of manipulation.
Such a person does not care about feelings and does not rejoice at the success of another, but rather feels better when something bad happens to you.
It's worth having a serious talk with a friend if you feel like the relationship is one-sided, with you putting in more time and emotional labor than the other person.
Besides this, a true friend will help solve a problem, even a small one, and will not create new ones or shift responsibility.
If you know that during a meeting you may be offended or that secrets may not be kept, then it is better not to continue the communication.
Humiliation, disrespect, and gossip about you behind your back are obvious “red flags.” It’s best to end such relationships on time.
Earlier we talked about why not every friend can rejoice at the success of another.
