According to sex and intimacy trainer Leah Carey, "emotional manipulation is trying to get your partner to behave the way you want, making them feel bad about their authentic thoughts, feelings and actions."

You may be in a manipulative relationship and not realize it, but nonetheless, deep inside you are aware that something is wrong. If you do not feel confident in your relationship, do not hesitate to contact a therapist to see a point of view from someone who judges cold because it is not part of the relationship.

Below, experts show some typical signs of a manipulation:

1. Your partner does not respect your boundaries.

2. Never accept "no" for an answer.

3. Make dramatic statements and very often.

4. Cry like a button, for the smallest thing: If you notice carefully, they are not really crying, they are just crocodile tears.

5. Think a little about the places you go, the people you meet, the activities you do: In how many of these was your decision made?

6. Your partner wants you to prove all the time that you love him.

7. Expect you to react in a certain way to something and be disappointed if the reaction is not what they expected.

8. Often uses "emotional blackmail".

9. Plays the role of victim.

10. Has a "need" for you all the time: For example, as if angry every time you make a plan to go out of town, he / she gets sick.

11. They are constantly justified by "I was joking".

12. Make big love declarations often and very often, in a way that may seem suspicious to you.

Source: Bustle