Content warning: This article discusses mentions of abuse. We often think we can immediately recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship right away — until it happens to someone close to us.

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An emotionally abusive relationship is one in which a partner uses non-physical behaviors to "control, isolate or frighten someone," according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

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