If your partner insists you always do this together, you need to run
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It might seem cute, intimate even, but relationship experts have warned a common “romantic” gesture can actually be a sign you are in extreme danger.
On the surface, showering as a couple is the ultimate act of intimacy, one that even comes with a slew of health benefits such as stress relief and increased bonding, with heat and physical touch known to release oxytocin, the “feel-good” or “love” hormone.
But when showering together becomes insisted upon by one partner, shifting the basic human need into something that cannot be done without the other, it becomes a worrying act of control.
Sydney-based lawyer and domestic violence advocate, Cassandra Kalpaxis, explained it is easily mistaken as a bid for closeness but can be determined as a precursor to domestic violence and abuse.
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