Red flags are signs of disrespect, inconsistent communication, and lack of empathy in relationships.
“I feel like red flags are someone or something that throws me off or makes me feel uncomfortable,” Jabria Williams, freshman, said. “The only red flag I would let slide is arguing over petty stuff, but on the other hand I wouldn’t let disrespecting me in any way slide at all. I think my red flag is communication, but I’m working on it.”
Lack of communication is a type of red flag.
“My view of red flags is something someone does that isn’t healthy for a relationship,” Ma’khayiah Hairston, junior, said. “I only let not communicating slide once, but I won’t let calling me out my name or having girl best friends slide. I do have red flags but I’m willing to fix them for the right person.”
Some people feel that red flags shouldn’t slide.
“A red flag is someone who apologizes for something but doesn’t care enough to change their way and they do it repeatedly,” Jaiden Lipford, senior, said. “I personally would never let a red flag slide at all, and I feel no one should let it slide. To be specific I wouldn’t let being an impulsive liar slide just because they feel like lying just because they want to lie. I do have a red flag, and I haven’t been working on it, but I need to start in order to be a better person.”
A person’s attitude is a huge aspect in red flags.
“My definition of a red flag is someone who constantly does things odd, weird towards other people, or even sometimes it’s just the way they act in general,” Naomi Gregory, junior, said. “In general, communication, but relationship perspective would probably be arguing over dumb stuff is something I’d let slide once. On the other hand, I wouldn’t let being disrespectful, calling me out my name, and treating me less as a person slide. I would say my red flag is probably communication, but only a little bit, however, yes, I’m currently trying to get better at that because I’m getting older.”
