by Krystle Crossman

 Criticism can be a very helpful tool when it is used in the right context and when it is asked for. However if it is something that is used every day to bring someone down or continuously point out their flaws and weaknesses, over time it can break the relationship down.

1. Criticism can be a very helpful tool when it is used in the right context and when it is asked for. However if it is something that is used every day to bring someone down or continuously point out their flaws and weaknesses, over time it can break the relationship down. Hearing criticism often from the person you love can set off some warning alarms and make you fear that you are about to be rejected.

2. When a traumatic experience in life happens, you call on your significant other for support. But what if they do not come through? What if they cast you aside or say that you are being silly? This can end a relationship pretty quickly.

3. Emotional starvation is when your partner fails to give you affection and support. You begin to feel unloved and unwanted. Over time your partner is viewed as an enemy and the relationship slowly erodes.

4. There is negativity in every relationship, but when it becomes an everyday part of your life, it will end the relationship. If you or your partner is always looking for a negative hidden meaning behind what the other says or does or is always suspecting the other of wrongdoing there is no trust in the relationship anymore.

5. When in an argument or discussion if you shut your partner out they will feel rejected and hurt. Saying something is better than saying nothing at all, even if it is something that may hurt them.

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