Signs of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

Video Transcript

"Courtesy is contagious. A lack of courtesy can be dangerous. What are the signs of an emotionally abusive relationship? This is Dr. Paul, author of Boomer Girls, A Boomer Womens Guide to Men and Dating, national talk show host, relationship consultant, and I can tell you what happens with discourtesy. That's how it starts. The first signs that you will see in an emotionally abusive relationship, whether that abuser is male or female, is a lack of courtesy. It's all about them. Their level of giving is low if you give something as simple as a card or a flower or a token of some sort and that person does not reciprocate at some point. And you see the lack of courtesy with your friends and ultimately with you, maybe even abusiveness with animals for some unknown reason. Keep in mind that this is not going to get better. It's not a topical thing. Those signs early on are warnings to you that this is an emotionally abusive person. Whether it's a male or a female, it doesn't always have to be a man. Often times we think of the man being abusive, it often times can be the woman as well. So, keep in mind that these signs are there for you to recognize and remember what Dr. Paul says: the first sign is that lack of courtesy. Bad manners. That's the step that starts that person on the road to emotional abusiveness and guess what, they've done it before. This is Dr. Paul, may your fantasies of today be your realities of tomorrow."