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Showing Disrespect

  • Putting a partner down in front of family, friends or other people.

  • Embarrassing a partner in public; not listening or responding when they talk.

  • Interrupting their telephone calls.

  • Refusing to help with childcare or housework.

  • Stealing items or money from them; or damaging their possessions.

  • Belittling partner.

Isolation

  • Cutting you off friends or family.

  • Making you feel bad when you spend time without them. 

  • Keeps close tabs on where you go and whom you go with.

  • Monitoring or blocking phone calls, e-mails and social media accounts.

  • Makes you want to avoid people.

  • Locking them inside the house.

  • Not allowing partner go places on their own.

  • Imprisonment.

Breaking Trust

  • Withholding important information.

  • Cheating.

  • Breaking promises and agreements. 

  • Being jealous.

  • Lying.

  • Using partner for own personal gain.

Pressure Tactics

  • Not accepting when partner says no.

  • Blackmailing to get what they want.

  • Silent treatment. 

  • Forcing their partner to do things. 

  • Sulking.

Love Bombing

  • Rushing relationship at early stages.

  • Pressuring marriage or to have a baby in beginning of relationship.

  • Not respecting boundaries.

  • Over the top praise.

  • Constant contact.

  • Buying undated of gifts.

Signs of Domestic Abuse: List
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