There are many types of relationships, many of them harmful to both or at least one of the members of the relationship. However, this is not always so easy to see, and it will be even more complicated for those who are immersed in the relationship. Therefore, it is important to know what signs, based on attitudes and behaviors, reveal a link of this kind and thus identify it as soon as possible. For example, in the case of asymmetrical relationships.
When these situations occur, the people who are part of the relationship have a union that is clearly unbalanced. That is, asymmetric relationships are characterized by one of the two parties having greater power over the other. This can manifest itself in different ways, the most common circumstances that generate this imbalance being the difference in age, social status or the level of purchasing power. The consequence is that the person with a favorable situation has control of the relationship. While the couple who is on a lower step is vulnerable to this.
Relationships should always be symmetrical, according to psychologist Sara Pérez-Tomé. “The usual way of communicating and sharing must always be between both of us, in a consensual, balanced and weighted way by the opinion of both,” she adds. This is why situations in which there is an asymmetry entail a series of harmful dynamics, which generate toxicity, emotional dependence and taking advantage of the power situation in which one person finds themselves in relation to the other.
The specialist warns that living in an asymmetrical relationship entails great effort, which ends up exhausting people, due to the frustrating situation that exists. To identify if you are experiencing a bond of this type, you just have to look at a series of signs.
