Toxic Relationship Quiz

Communicate that a partner can never get it right regardless of what they do?

Complain often about a partner?

Blame one’s partner whenever there is a problem?

Communicate using hostile body language?

Refuses to look at the partner who is speaking and acknowledge his or her feelings or ideas?

Respond to a complaint from a partner with a counter-attack?

Complain using words like always or never that show an accumulation of grievances?

Share something upsetting with a partner, and partner refuses to acknowledge what the speaker is saying?

Mock and shame a partner?

Invalidate’ the other partner’s feelings or perceptions?

When speaking, the listener responds with incomprehensible grunts and other nonsensical responses?

Express disappointment with a partner who is made to feel as if they have failed as a person?

When speaking to a partner, the listener pretends he or she ‘does not understand’ or ‘cannot hear’ what is said?

Tease with hostile intent?

Automatically defend one’s behavior regardless of what happened or the situation?

Feel disapproved of by a partner?