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“I was at a party one time, and there was a marriage counselor there who had been working for 20-something years in couples counseling. I asked her what the number one sign was that the couple wasn’t going to make it. Without hesitating, she said, ‘If one person shows contempt for the other’s feelings, it’s over!'”
—u/Marauder
“Contempt is a dead giveaway. The moment you start ‘sneering’ or using incredulous sarcasm, you should consider it to be a red alert. My wife and I are doing fine these days, but a few of our worst fights have contained contempt. And fortunately, because we’d heard this guidance before, we realized we were in very dangerous territory and needed to take a really hard look at the root causes of what was pissing us off at each other. Anger can be a natural reaction, as long as it doesn’t come with abuse. Contempt, however, is like black mold.”
—u/arbutus1440
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizmrichardson/toxic-relationship-signs-couple-wont-last
