Part of being in a relationship, though, means needing to be sensitive to each other’s needs and natural insecurities
- Are you a flirt?
- Do you blow hot and cold?
- Do you have a wandering eye?
- Are you secretive or withdrawn, maybe even emotionally unavailable?
- Are you engaging with an ex who you know still wants to get back with you? Or do you have an ambiguous friendship where you behave as if you’re their partner?
If you’re doing any of the above, as uncomfortable as it might be to hear, you are gaslighting your partner if you’re downplaying or even dismissing their concerns.
Flirting with others, for example, might seem OK to you because, in your mind, it’s not as if you action it. You might not call it ‘flirting’; you might say that you’re ‘just chatting’ or ‘having a laugh’. But if you’re doing this and then telling your partner that it’s all in their imagination, you’re messing with their head. Read more
