Toxic Love VS Healthy Love: 14 Core Differences
This article:
Toxic Love vs Healthy Love: 14 Core Differences popped up on Facebook, but thought it was a good list of things that I need to watch for in my codependent relationship.
Here's a teaser:
Love: Development of self first priority.
Toxic love: Obsession with relationship.
Love: Room to grow, expand; desire for others to grow.
Toxic love: Security, comfort in sameness; intensity of need seen as proof of love – may really be fear, insecurity, loneliness.
Love: Separate interests; other friends; maintain other meaningful relationships.
Toxic love: Total involvement; limited social life; neglect old friends, interests.