Content warning: This article discusses mentions of abuse. We often think we can immediately recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship right away — until it happens to someone close to us.

We like to think we make our own romantic decisions, following our hearts and learning from experience. But our friends’ relationships hold more influence over our love lives than we care to admit.

"I just think it’s a bit pathetic and am worried she’ll end up 50 and alone," the woman said Getty A Mumsnet user thinks her friend can do better than being in an on-and-off relationship with the same ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: I have a friend who is a great person. He told me about some experiences that made me extremely worried for his safety. He left town a few years ...