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How We, as Women, Fall into Toxic Relationships so Easily!

Consciously Awake
3 min readMar 4, 2024

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This is a sensitive topic and one that is likely to cause a ripple. Someone needs to say it. We fall into toxic relationships by wanting a relationship so bad subconsciously that we do not react to the Red Flags, the ones that get covered up by his charm, his looks, his money, and his generosity.

How do I know this? Decades of studying relationships. Decades of doing just that.

We are conditioned by society that men should get by with things because they are men.

We excuse the behavior because we were taught men are more immature than we are and they can’t help it because of their gender.

I’m not man-bashing here! The very opposite. If I were a man, I’d be pissed as this means I’m not capable of growing myself up. I’d be pissed because I’m not looking for a get-out-of-jail-free card. I’d feel offended in the biggest way.

If I were a man, I’d show society, this isn’t true about me! I’m a determined woman. I can’t even imagine how determined I’d be with the extra testosterone.

I’m not a man, so I can only speak from my experience. As a woman, I notice that society has done a number on Men and Women.

Women overlook Red Flags because they have been taught that there is a shortage of men. They have…

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