Manipulating Ways to Make You Stay 
Wendee Mason

                  Here are some ways dysfunctional partners can make you stay in a relationship. 

  Become emotionally unstable and need help to   become whole again.

  Take depression medications.        

  Make you feel the bad relationship is your fault.

  Become a financial disaster, and asks your financial assistance.

  Become an irresistible sex addict so you can’t break up.

  Refuse to move out of the house and throw a tantrum at the suggestion.

  Bring more belongings into your house.

  Cry every time the subject of parting comes up.

  Won’t go to a counselor because you’ll leave the relationship.

  Get the church and minister involved in the situation.

  Decide God doesn't think breaking up is such a good idea.

  Get the church congregation involved to keep you both together.

  Get involved with your friends.

  Your friends side with your partner.

  Let you know you are his/her only resource.

  Convince you everyone else has left, so you can’t leave

  Convince you that the relationship is failing because you did not try hard enough.

  It's your fault they are unhappy.

  You’ll burn in hell if you leave.

  Tie up your nights so you have no time to be by yourself.

  Won’t let you pursue your own interests.

  Get upset when you want to have outside friends.

  Make holiday plans with you at least 6 months in advance.

  Make your birthday plans a year in advance.

  Make the breakup a divorce instead of a girlfriend/boyfriend breakup.

  Become physically and emotionally entwined.

  Specialize in the “I can’t do anything without you” program.

  Train you to feel useless without them.

  Make it your job to help with every detail of their life.

  You need to be needed, and they know it.

  Convinces you that it will only take 3 more months before they can breakup.

  You wait three months and a three-month extension is waiting.