I think it is important to recognize that the fascination for a toxic relationship' will always be part of your psyche. I have been in toxic relationships that didn't appear to one at the beginning, but ended up being one. Subconsciously we know a toxic relationship even though consciously we don't and we are drawn to that person even though we didn't know that person was toxic. I think though, that when we discover that the relationship was toxic that we don't walk, but run away because we are learning to respect ourselves.