Types of Relationships and How They Affect Your Life

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The first

Your first relationship is a special one, even if it didn’t feel like it at the time. In the first serious romantic relationship, you have set up the path for how you are in relationships to follow.

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The rebound

Different types of relationships all have their own unique set of circumstances, but none quite as complicated as the rebound.

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Controlling relationship

A controlling relationship is not a fun one to be a part of. Often going hand in hand with jealousy, a controlling partner wants to monitor your social media and electronic devices.

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Clingy relationships

Being a clingy partner often stems from insecurities. You may not feel good enough for your mate or have dealt with broken trust in a former relationship that has carried on to your current one.

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Too independent

If you are in a serious relationship and your partner is too independent to regularly spend time with you or to consider your opinion on important matters, this can be problematic.

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The open relationship

Also known as a non-exclusive type of relationship, an open relationship is an intimate relationship that is sexually non-exclusive.

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Experimental relationship

An experimental relationship allows you to see yourself from a different perspective and even influence what you look for in your future relationships.

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Toxic relationship

When you’re in a relationship, you should feel special, secure, and happy. These types of relationships are just the opposite.

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Held by grief relationship

Such types of relationships are based on the concept that ‘misery loves company. In this relationship, the partners come together because they have a shared sense of loss or grief.

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How to Rekindle or Add Romance to a Relationship

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