10 Relationship Red Flags Nobody Talks About (Until It’s Too Late)

Humor That Has an Edge

A partner who frequently makes jokes at your expense — particularly in front of others — and then deflects your concern with ‘can’t you take a joke?’ is engaging in a subtle but meaningful form of disrespect.




Genuine humor between partners includes self-deprecation and mutual teasing; it does not consistently position one person as the butt of the joke.