6. You have severe trust issues
If your mother had manipulative tendencies, chances are you’ll develop trust issues toward other family members, your best friends, partners, and other people in your life. You’ll …
5. You have difficulty accepting and processing failure
Did your mother always criticize you whenever you made a mistake or failed at something? Did she make you feel incompetent? If yes, then you …
4. You have difficulty making decisions (even the simplest ones)
If you grew up with a controlling parent, chances are you’ll have difficulty making decisions both as a child and as an adult-child. Even the …
3. You constantly seek approval and validation from others
This one is connected with the previous sign. If you feel like you’re not good enough, you’ll also feel the need to constantly seek approval …
2. You feel like you’re not and will never be good enough
Of all the 8 signs you were raised by a toxic mother, this one is one of the most painful. You struggle with low self-esteem and constant …
1. You can’t help yourself but put other people’s needs before your own
When you were a child, you always gave your best to please your mother to win her love and affection. But that seldom or never …
9. He is actually telling you a lot—you just have to stop and notice
If he does most of the things listed above, you are one of the lucky ones. He makes you feel his love, and that’s something …
8. He looks forward to certain things in the future
He is talking about a concert or a movie premiere a few months from now. He is talking to you about the summer or winter …
7. He stays by your side, no matter what
He is there when you are sad. He doesn’t run for the hills when things get tough for you. He stays, and he supports. He …
6. He doesn’t hide you
On the contrary, he is proud to have you in his life. You’ve already met some of his friends, and he always introduces you as …