Toxic women

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As any man knows that’s stepped into the dating pool more than a couple of times, not all relationships are healthy ones. It’s alltoo easy for to get wrapped up in the type of relationship that’s bad for you, and bad for your partner too.

These types of relationships are considered toxic, and though it’s not uncommon for bothpartners to be at fault, it’s also clear that in some cases an innocent man has simply been attracted to a toxic woman.

So what type of woman may be considered toxic? Perhaps it’s someone tooself-absorbed and vain to consider another’s feelings. Possibly it’s someone who enjoys the victim role, or more simply has to control every situation. Maybe she’s a half-glass-empty kind of girl thatrefuses to let you rise above it, or she’s so suspicious and jealous and possessive that to be with her is to drown in her.

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A toxic woman can present herself in many forms, andalthough you’d think most men could simply walk away, it’s not always that easy. Sometimes it can take the toxicity rising to a certain level before a man can truly see and recognize what’s going on. Bythen they could be too involved to turn their back, or have even begun to get addicted to the drama. And what man at some point hasn’t stayed in a relationship because it’s the easiest thing to do? Maybethey’ll think the bad times will pass, or the good times will outweigh the bad, or worst of all – think that they can change their partner all together.
Whatever the reason, despite the fact thatnot all relationships are healthy ones, not all unhealthy relationships are bad for us. As these three men found out.

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When Luke met Tanya, he’d previously been in a very casual, ‘hands-off’relationship. Tanya was far more intense, and wanted to absorb Luke into every corner of her life. To begin with this was appealing, made him feel wanted and it felt passionate. But soon, what he’d...