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 have difficulty opening up to other people because your first thought is that they’ll hurt you one way or another. Your toxic relationship with your mother is a prototype of…

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 know why you have difficulty processing failure. Let’s say that you fail an exam or fail to create a project the way your boss expected you to. How would this…

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 simplest tasks, such as choosing between two T-shirts, will overwhelm you. Why? Because you’re scared of making a mistake. That is why you often resort to serious overthinking before making a final…

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 and validation from others. Regardless of whether it’s something regarding your job or outfit, your choices (self-esteem and self-worth) will greatly rely on other people’s opinions. If they say that…

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 perfectionism. Being hard on yourself has become your daily routine. If your mother ever acknowledged your worth and gave you unconditional love, you’ll feel like you were never deserving of it…

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 happened. As a grown-up, you still feel the need to prioritize others before yourself. Setting boundaries is really challenging for you. You cannot focus on your own needs because you feel responsible for other…

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 more powerful than all the words in the world. And when you think about it, simply talking about his feelings seems so common and simple. This is ten times better.

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 holidays and where would you like to go. He makes plans in advance even for a dinner date next week. He is making an effort to show you that he…

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 knows that not everything can be perfect all the time. He doesn’t back down when you are mad at him or you just had a fight. He always does his…

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 his girlfriend even if it provokes redness in his cheeks. He posts pictures with you on his social media accounts. And it doesn’t matter if it’s one picture or tons…