[lostmsu]

> An abusive relationship is an interpersonal relationship characterized by the use or threat of physical or psychological abuse.

I.e. the author is manipulating facts. Trust has nothing to do with it. Obviously, if a person does not trust anybody, not every relationship they get into is abusive to them.

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Within the framework applied, trust has everything to do with it. What makes a relationship abusive isn't the distrust, but rather the distrust combined with the inability to escape (which is often about love). We love our smartphones, but we don't trust them. That's very different than, say, distrusting some random stranger. The way to deal with not trusting a stranger is to not engage with them. How do you deal with, say, not trusting your father?