"A toxic relationship is one that makes you feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned, or attacked. On a basic level, any relationship that makes you feel worse rather than better can become toxic over time."
Wayfarer: I'm not saying that toxic relationships don't exsist, they surely do. But certain ideas become popular, show up everywhere and get overused.
Words matter (Brene Brown wrote an entire book because of this), and labeling something often allows you to categorize it, stamp it, and put it in its box. Rarely are things so simple. I think finding better words to describe a situation is healthy. Labels, like stereotypes, can be dangerous.
As for the annulment, Thanks BL42 - exactly true.
Regardless, I've found it helpful to walk through the paperwork. If I get denied, that's okay. I'll feel better for going through the process. I read the canon law on the subject and found several statutes that applied. I believe I counted seven. I've had friends get annulments, its more or less a function of doing the work.
