Monday, 14 September 2009

Relationship Breakers

Do you have one thing that was the relationship breaker?

I asked a few of my friends what their “breakers” were and I was surprised with how similar their answers were. And nor was it just one thing; but the defining relationship breaker which built up over a period of time was something called menticide. Yes, there is such a word and it means: The systematic undermining of a person's beliefs, attitudes, and values.

The entomology of the word menticide is from Latin ment- (mind) + -cide (killing)*. Mind-killing - scary isn’t it?

Co-incidentally, I did not confine my question to just romantic relationships… the question implied all relationships: romantic, business, family, friends.

*Source: Wordsmith.org

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