When Should I Become Concerned About My Child's Relationship?

Without suggesting you become suspicious, it is important to note that abusive patterns can start to become evident before a couple gets married. Addressing these can help people possibly avoid making a bad decision.

Things to look out for may include:

· Persuading the other person to come to bed

· Getting them to expose themselves in person or online

· Rape before marriage

· Starting to control how they spend their money

· Starting to control how much time they spend with others and who they see, including relatives

· Not being willing to admit to any wrongdoing in a conflict or disagreement, while putting the blame solely on the other

· Not allowing the other to have their own viewpoint, while putting them under pressure to accept theirs’ as the only right perspective

· A change in your child’s character. Have they lost interest in the things that have always been important to them? Have they changed from outgoing to being withdrawn? Do they uncharacteristically no longer openly communicate with you?

If you would like to understand more about emotional abuse and how to help people who are being treated in this way, please check out my books:

The Emotionally Abusive Mindset: Its Effects & How to Overcome Them in Christ: https://mybook.to/EmotAbusiveMindset

The Emotionally Abusive Husband: Its Effects & How to Overcome Them in Christ:https://mybook.to/EmotAbusiveHusband

And The Emotionally Abusive Parent: Its Effects & How to Overcome Them in Christ: https://viewbook.at/EmotAbusiveParent

All of them are available at: www.annedryburgh.com

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