While we can all say different things about love, the one thing most people can agree on is that it should feel safe. You should never be worried about saying the wrong thing to your partner or having ...

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 ...

In the early stages of a relationship, control rarely looks toxic. It looks like someone who checks in all the time. Someone who wants to know where you are, who you’re with, what you’re wearing. It ...

In intimate relationships, what feels like love to one person can be, in reality, a series of steps into being controlled by a partner. Coercive control is now illegal in the U.K. and emphasizes ...

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 ...

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’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 ...