A relationship expert has revealed six supposedly ‘innocent’ phrases that could indicate that your partner is cheating on you.
Cory Skolnik has gone viral on TikTok after posting a six-part series on toxic traits your partner could display that is not good for a healthy relationship.
The videos have racked up millions of views after Cory revealed the meaning behind the seemingly harmless words.
The expert said words such as ‘I love you’, ‘I’m sorry you feel this way’ or ‘she’s just a friend’ can take on whole new meanings when they come from a narcissist.
Here are the six phrases that could show your partner is cheating:
I love you
Cory said: “Translation, I love owning you, I love controlling you, I love using you. It feels so good to love bomb you, to sweet talk you, to pull you in and to discard you whenever I please.
“When I flatter you, I can have anything I want. You trust me, you open up so easily even after you’ve already been mistreated. Once you're hooked and invested, I'll pull the rug beneath your feet just to watch you fall.”
I'm sorry you feel that way
“Translation - Sorry, not sorry. Let’s get this argument over with already so I can continue my abusive behaviour in peace," Cory explained.
“I’m not sorry that I did what I did. I am sorry I got caught. I’m sorry you're calling me out, I'm sorry that I'm being held accountable, I'm sorry you have the emotions that you do to me. They’re not valid because I'm entitled to have everything I want regardless of how you feel about it.”
You’re oversensitive. You’re overreacting
He said: “Translation - You’re having a perfectly normal reaction to an immense amount of bullsh**, but all I see is that you’re catching on. Let me gaslight you some more so you 2nd guess yourself.
“Emotionally invalidating you is the key to keeping you compliant, so as long as you don't trust yourself, you'll work that much harder to rationalise, minimise and deny my abuse. While you're working so hard to please me, I am reaping all the benefits without any consequences for my behaviour.”
You're crazy
“Translation - I am a master of creating chaos to provoke you. I love it when you react that way. I can point the finger and say you’re the crazy one. After all, no one would listen to what you have to say about me if they thought you were just bitter or unstable," Cory said.
“Forget the fact that I'm the one who's truly rageful and irrational lashing out at anyone or anything that threatens my sense of superiority.”
She's just a friend
Cory said this truly means: “I keep this person around as a backup for whenever I get bored. They may replace you if you leave. In fact, they may already be acting as a valuable side piece to me.
“If you complain about my shady behaviour with this person ill make sure you seem like the controlling one.”
Nobody will ever love you like I do
He said: “Translation - I'm afraid if you meet someone else, you'll realise your worth, discover your value, and ill lose control of you, so what I'm gonna do is emotionally hijack you by hacking into your insecurities and taking advantage of your already low self-esteem that I have so graciously given to you over the course of our relationship. Passively aggressively convincing you that you're not good enough to even look for someone else.”
