Ask yourself this question about relationships in your life…Does the relationship add to your life or take away? When you are with this person, do they add laughter? Do they add joy? Do they add positive experiences? Do they add support? Do they make you feel stronger, better, more confident? Do they add to your feelings of being loved? A good relationship adds, and a bad relationship takes away.
If the relationship is poor, then the following will be true. When you are around this person you feel worse about yourself. You will feel less joy. You will feel less laughter. You will have negative and stressful experiences. This relationship is taking away from your life, taking away from your self-esteem, taking away from your positive experiences.
If you are in a relationship with someone, they should be adding to your life and never taking away. If you find yourself in a relationship with someone who is taking away joy from your life, reexamine the worth of this relationship. Remember this phrase “Good relationships add, they do not take away”.