When a relationship shifts from being difficult to being destructive, it’s the right time to consider a goodbye. Here’s how Christian counselor Leslie Vernick defines the difference between difficult and destructive relationships: My definition of an emotionally destructive relationship is this: Pervasive and repetitive patterns of actions and attitudes that result in tearing someone down or inhibiting a person’s growth, often accompanied by a lack of awareness, lack of remorse and lack of change.
