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 ...

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 ...

It is an insidious form of domestic abuse where victims can be controlled, isolated or intimidated by their partner as a form of control. Many victims of coercive control can be unaware the abuse has ...

CLEVELAND, Oh - Dear Ask Yadi: My partner refuses to let me touch their phone, tablet, or even the TV remote when they’re around. When we’re together, they want complete control of the remote. If I ...

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 ...