Signs of Manipulation

Bonnie Young speaks on Sexual Wholeness on Faith Matters

Begin listening at about Min 24:45

 Signs of Manipulation-

You can fall in love with any body and in some ways it is like you are on drugs, you arent thinking clearly, reasoning logically, you are infatuated.

Red flags that can indicate some boundaries are being violated in a relationship

1. Does the partner push you to give consent for something you would rather not do physically 

2. Do you have to convince yourself to do something physically that you would rather not participate in.

3. do you feel conflicted about certain physical acts in the relationship?

4. Do you feel like you have to do certain physical things in a relationship in order to keep your partner interested

5. Are you afraid that if you dont do something physically in a relationship that your partner will become upset?

6. Do you participate to keep him from becoming angry or emotionally disturbed?

7. Is the level of physical affection in congruent with how both of you feel about each other?

If that answer to any of these questions is yes, even if just a little bit, it can be a sign that the relationship  is unhealthy or abusive.