Experts Say If These 9 Things Happen During Intimacy, Your Relationship May Be Toxic
Experts Say If These 9 Things Happen During Intimacy, Your Relationship May Be Toxic
by Jordan Bissell | May 14, 2019
Not everyone likes the same things in bed, and that’s totally OK. But if our partner ever criticizes, mocks, or exposes your healthy sexual desires or preferences, this is toxic behavior, Dr. Dana Dorfman, PhD, psychotherapist and co-host of the podcast 2 Moms on the Couch, tells Bustle. “By virtue of being separate people, partners’ desires and preferences differ and are not always aligned,” she says. “Healthy sexual relationships require emotionally healthy foundations like trust, vulnerability, and safety.” If you are consistently teased about what you want sexually, the relationship is not emotionally healthy. If you still feel safe with your partner, you might consider going to couples therapy, but don’t feel compelled to try to make things work if the relationship is harming you in any way.
