unstable relationships
Connections lacking steadiness
Unstable relationships are connections between people marked by unpredictable shifts—intense closeness followed by conflict, repeated breakups and reconciliations, or constant emotional turbulence.
The term appears frequently in psychology, where a pattern of unstable relationships is a diagnostic criterion for certain personality disorders: She has a history of unstable relationships with family and romantic partners.
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- hot and coldShifting between enthusiasm and disinterest
- codependentUnhealthily reliant on another
- toxicCapable of causing harm
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