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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Saffron Otter

Psychologist's 47 relationship rules labelled 'toxic' by outraged women

A woman claiming to be a psychologist has shared her 47 dating and relationship rules on TikTok - that some women have hailed as 'curing them'. While many of them are satirical and should be taken with a pinch of salt, one of her 'rules' in particular has sparked anger on the social platform among single mums, and some others have been labelled as 'toxic'.

For the past few weeks, Madeline - who describes her account @Madellinnee as 'your daily psychologist' - has posted a new clip each day of her out and about, usually enjoying herself at restaurants. With every video comes a written rule advising women on how to be around men - from the early stages of texting to being in longer-term relationships.

Her statements can be useful in reminding women about their self-worth - such as rule 21, where Madeline writes: "Remember ladies, don't show a man you'll stay with him through everything because he'll keep putting you through everything." While she can give brutal reminders such as rule 10 where she states: "There is no such thing as mixed signals, it just means that he never wanted you... do better".

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