- Small lies.
"I'm on my way" when you haven't left. Tiny. But trust erodes in drips.
- Dismissing their feelings.
"You're overreacting." Said once, forgiven. Said always, fatal.
- Breaking small promises.
Forgot to call. Didn't pick it up. Not a big deal. Until it is.
- Sharing their secrets.
With friends. With family. Without permission.
- Eye-rolling.
The contempt that speaks louder than words.
- Siding against them publicly.
Even when they're wrong. Loyalty first. Correction later.
- Emotional unavailability.
Present in body. Absent in everything else.
Relationships rarely die from one blow. They die from a thousand cuts. Pay attention to the small things.