I feel like in this community and the whole focus on being submissive to the husband etc, there's definitely a bit chance for us to be taken advantage of by certain men who don't actually deserve submission and lean more towards being toxic or controlling in their dominant ways than the ideal of just being a responsible and caring leader. I know I've read posts by women here describing their relationships and felt a bit sick about what they're actually putting up with when they're clearly not with someone who values them or is treating them well. Now, obviously at the end of the day it's our responsibility to vet properly and some of it is just going to depend on personal needs/preferences etc, but just wondering if you guys had any input on certain red flags or grey areas for guys who probably shouldn't be trusted?
(Full disclosure, reason I'm asking is because I'm getting serious with a guy who has said some things and established some rules which have given me pause about how he might be in the future, but I'm simply inexperienced with relationships and can't exactly go to mainstream advice, so just hoping to learn more here:))
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I actually kind of prefer it to be a more general discussion since I think it could be helpful to people here in general, and I also think that my guy browses here sometimes and would prefer him not to put two and two together, aha, but I guess I can say a bit here and then just delete the comment. 'Second thoughts' might be a strong term for it, but vaguely, it's stuff like not allowing male friendships, having access to my online communication, seemingly being suspicious about where I am, being quite demanding about my time, etc.
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Yeah it's not like major alarm bells are ringing in my head or anything, but I have also been told that I am prime abuser material because I am so passive and make excuses for stuff, but in the mainstream people think any kind of mild rule is like 'omg oppression! so toxic!' so it's hard to get healthy perspective
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