You may be heading toward an abusive relationship if you start seeing your partner exhibiting some of the following warning signs:

• Checking your cellphone or email without permission• Constantly putting you down• Extreme jealousy or insecurity• Explosive temper• Isolating you from family or friends• Making false accusations• Physically hurting you in any way• Possessiveness• Telling you where you can go and who you are allowed to see• Embarrassing or shaming you with put-downs• Controlling your spending• Looking at you or acting in ways that scare you• Preventing you from making your own decisions• Telling you that you are a bad parent or threatening to harm or take away your children• Preventing you from working or attending school• Destroying your property or threatening to hurt or kill your pets• Intimidating you with guns, knives or other weapons• Pressuring you to have sex when you don't want to or do things sexually you're not comfortable with• Pressuring you to use drugs or alcoholThe National Domestic Violence Hotline and loveisrespect.org.