Behind every adult in therapy lies a childhood filled with phrases their parents called love—words that sounded caring but ...

Have you ever been in a relationship with a man and thought, "This guy is pretty controlling? " Or perhaps you've been hanging out with a guy friend and noticed he displays some pretty strange and ...

It can be hard to see the difference between a man genuinely expressing concern versus toxic behavior. But here are 11 subtle ...

It's nearly impossible to be in love and in control at the same time, for love requires a degree of humility that pride won't allow. "Aren't I just being self-protective?" Therapists get this question ...

I have been with my boyfriend for more than three years. In the first two years of our relationship, there were issues with infidelity that caused us to take a six-month break, but we ultimately got ...

This time of year, people of all ages are either on Cloud Nine, dismissive of the consumerist event called Valentine's Day or constructing voodoo dolls of past significant others. For those who fall ...

Sometimes people try to assert power over others and control situations. They may do this out of anxiety because they worry that things will go wrong if they do not maintain control. In other cases, ...

I’ve been with my boyfriend for over two years now – we’re in college. Very recently, a guy I used to know FaceTimed me. I didn’t recognize his number because it isn’t saved. The thing is, we had ...

The only way to protect yourself from heartache is to get to a place where, as noted by James Caan in Thief, “nothing means nothing anymore.” It's nearly impossible to be in love and in control at the ...