How to Tell if a Partner Is Having a Bad Day

How do you tell if someone's just having a bad day and being a bit of a dick as a one-off? The difference for me is about how they respond when you call them out. If he gets aggressive or becomes horribly defensive, then that is enough of a warning sign to see if it is going to escalate. What is the motivator for this type of behaviour when it's non-physical violence and it's dictated by words,. Is it the control of not wanting that person to leave the relationship, is it the wanting to have control over their physical being?, she asks.

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