How healthy is your relationship?

The health of a committed relationship depends on many factors: trust, honesty, conceitedness, vulnerability, and equality among others. In her work as a psychotherapist, Dr. Jill Murray has found that while we often hope for these qualities in a relationship, oftentimes they are sorely lacking, leading us to feel lonely, angry, frustrated, needy, confused, and hopeless. What we may be experiencing is, in fact, a destructive relationship. Take a moment and fill out this short quiz to find out how healthy your relationship actually is.

Excerpted from Destructive Relationships by Dr. Jill Murray

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  1. Before I got married or involved in my long-term relationship, I had:
    • Less friends than I do now
    • More friends than I do now
    • Just about the same number of friends as I do now
  1. Since my current relationship started, I:
    • Often feel indifferent to what my partner tells me
    • Have become tougher emotionally
    • Find that I cry more often or easily

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