9 Signs That Mutual Respect is Lacking In Your Relationship (4 of 5)

They enjoy seeing you suffer

This is the ultimate sign that you are being manipulated in a relationship. It is one thing to have a disagreement. In fact, it can be healthy as long as you can accept that you won’t always see eye-to-eye. But there are times when people in relationships go out of their way to make the other feel small and even guilty as a way of dominating them. The pain you feel becomes a power trip for them.

They can never be truthful

If you are constantly catching your partner in a lie, or they are deliberately withholding information from you, it is pretty obvious that they have issues that can only be solved through therapy. You need to determine whether they are willing to change or if perhaps there are underlying problems such as a personality disorder.