Breadcrumbing is an emotional manipulation tactic used to lure you in and keep you interested in another person while they commit to nothing and follow through on little.

When unhappy with a partner, it’s hard to resist trying to pressure them into changing. The urge is even stronger when you’re asking for something you think they should have been giving you all along. But this is a Losing Strategy. Simply put, no one likes being controlled. It’s more likely to push someone away than get what you want. “Angry complaint is not sexy.” — Terry Real

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Dating Abuse, Relationship Abuse, and Domestic Violence (DV) are used interchangeably to refer to the same pattern of destructive conduct, in short "behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship." If you might be at risk of IPV, find help at thehotline.org. For immediate emergency call 911.