Recognizing toxic relationships isn't enough!

in gabby •  3 years ago 

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A couple of additions to this:

  • We need to tell all children (and all people) how to recognize an abusive/toxic relationship for what it is.

  • We need to recognize that if someone is in denial about the toxicity of their relationship and/or doesn't feel safe leaving it, all of the "Leave toxic relationships" advice in the world isn't going to help.

  • We need to provide emotional and material support to people in abusive relationships, so that it IS possible for them to leave safely.

  • We need to fix our damn rape culture, fight tooth and nail against the enforcement of rigid gender norms, and recognize how a disparity of power affects all relationships. And none of the previous items in this list are going to succeed if we don't do this.

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