A Glossary of Relationship Terms

Agnes and Ryan define common relationship terms: red flags, attachment styles, boundaries, codependency, love languages and gaslighting. They give examples of each and discuss why communicating your needs early matters. Situationships, trauma bonding and other terms are saved for a later episode.

Takeaways

• A red flag is a warning sign of a likely problem, not proof the relationship cannot work.
• Healthy boundaries include having friends and time alone, and a partner who tracks your location or isolates you is a warning sign.
• If you are told something happened that you remember differently, keep a journal, video or audio record of key moments.

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome and the list of terms
• 1:03 Red flags
• 5:43 Attachment styles
• 10:25 Boundaries
• 13:33 Codependency
• 16:44 Love languages
• 22:00 Saying what you need, and a music tangent
• 24:07 Hidden moods and not saying what is wrong
• 28:27 Gaslighting
• 34:14 Wrap-up and terms saved for next time

Conversation and opinion, not medical, legal, tax or financial advice.