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Recognising red flags
Early signals that are easy to explain away.
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Red flags are not proof of anything on their own. They are signals worth noticing — especially when several appear together, or when they repeat after you have raised them.
- Intensity very early on, and pressure to commit quickly
- Jealousy framed as love, or monitoring framed as care
- Discomfort with your friendships, family or independence
- Difficulty accepting a 'no' of any size
- Blame that always lands somewhere other than themselves
- Different behaviour in private than in public
- Feeling on edge, apologetic or smaller around them
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