5 Popular Relationship Goals That Are Surprisingly Toxic

Unhealthy couple goals that subtly destroy relationships.

Some #couplegoals are downright toxic.

While it may seem like any couple goal is better than no goal, there are actually surprisingly toxic goals common in many modern relationships. In the high-dopamine rush of popularity, it’s easy to overlook them because they’ve been normalized.

This has always been the case.

Generations ago, society normalized what we now consider “regular dating.” We think current dating is normal and right mostly because it’s what we know.

But everything isn’t what it seems.

Slip into your hazmat suit, because here are five relationship goals that are surprisingly toxic.

There’s nothing wrong with posting your partner online. However, when the illusion of happiness replaces actual happiness in a relationship, that’s a sure sign of a toxic goal.

I see the trend daily on Instagram and TikTok.

Couples compete for the best vacation pictures, dance routines, laughs, and shocks. Virality often lives on the fine line between “that’s hilarious” and “I’d kill my partner if they ever did that.”

Some of the videos seem downright hurtful, if not traumatic, as partners lob emotional dart after emotional dart at each other.

When couples go from “I’m going to pass the phone to someone who snores adorably all night” to “I’m going to pass the phone to someone who has abandonment issues,” things quickly get dicey.

Exposure to social media itself might be toxic.

The researchers theorize:

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