Emotionally abusive partners seek power and dominance. They use different methods of control to keep you entangled and stuck.

Why would anyone continue to meddle, fix, advise, worry, obsess, or monitor other people's behavior when it makes them and everyone around them miserable? Simply put, they do it to keep their anxiety ...

TikTok user Myla (@mylaschulz120) posted a slideshow with her dating advice on Thursday, and it has since amassed 1.1 million views. In other videos posted to her page, Myla discusses her social life ...

Control. It is an interesting concept to ponder and try to understand – the whole issue around controlling others or being controlled by others. We all have times in our lives when people accuse us of ...

It might be a modern relationship habit, but therapists warn is a major red flag for control that erodes trust between partners.

“Toxic” has become a buzzword in relationship discourse these days, with countless articles, videos and social media posts about how to spot a potentially problematic partner and get yourself out of ...

Whom we choose as our partner for life has a huge role in shaping us, and our lives. After all, they are the ones we would ...

Anthony Burton and Mark Soames examine how controlling and coercive behaviour may be prosecuted as non-sexual abuse in a relationship Controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship was ...

Tension: Reassuring words can mask power plays; what sounds caring may quietly corral your choices and rewrite your narrative. Noise: Feel-good communication advice equates positivity with kindness, ...

Who are passive-aggressive people? These are the types of people who avoid responsibility and conflict through passivity and withdrawal. They are the “nice people” who reel you in with their adoration ...