Control struggles between partners are often the ruin of a couple. But what is a battle for “control” in the context of a relationship? When I introduce this concept in couple’s therapy, there is ...

“Before you leave him, leave him alone.” That is what the older women in one 12-step group used to say when talking to younger peers who were struggling with their codependency. The premise is simple; ...

Keke Palmer is breaking her silence about how things “got so out of control” during her relationship with Darius Jackson. “It was the hardest thing I ever had to go through,” the actor, 31, wrote in ...

A relationship can become toxic when one person starts to have more control than the other, and there is a breakdown in communication. Someone may start to feel pressure from their partner or partners ...

Healing means control. That is what I learned when I started medical school nearly a decade ago. It’s a belief embedded so deep in our understanding of medicine that it usually escapes conscious ...

Imagine a hostage situation. A woman is trapped in her home, and her life and the lives of her family members depend on how well she obeys her captor’s commands. A hostage negotiator calls and asks if ...

The Girlfriend’ exposes how romantic relationships can mask control and entitlement as love, showing the gradual erosion of a ...

Think you know the difference between a rule and a boundary? If not, your relationship might just suffer. Here’s why. Few concepts have caught fire in the pop psychology, relationship and self-help ...

When it comes to finding lasting love, chemistry and compatibility often take center stage in discussions about relationships. However, relationship experts are increasingly highlighting an often ...