8 Signs That You Grew Up in a Dysfunctional Family

Your adult relationships never work out

If you find that now, as an adult woman, you are one of those eternally dissatisfied singletons, the answer as to why could lay in your childhood. People from unstable backgrounds often carry the weight of this pain and unconsciously take it into relationships with them, meaning they are often emotionally unavailable and unable to profess their feelings for their partner, simply because they are scared of being rejected and ridiculed. Furthermore, their lack of confidence means they'll never feel comfortable expressing their needs, and will therefore never find fulfilling relationships.